Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Grey Tooth

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Grey Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Phellodon
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Phellodon melaleucus

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.