Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs waterbuck

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while waterbuck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dipodidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Kobus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and waterbuck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	waterbuck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.