Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Ornate Shrew

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Sorex
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.