Five-toed pygmy jerboa

Five-toed pygmy jerboa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Subfamily: Cardiocraniinae
Tribe: Cardiocraniini
Vinogradov, 1925
Genus: Cardiocranius
Satunin, 1903
Species: C. paradoxus
Binomial name
Cardiocranius paradoxus
Satunin, 1903

The five-toed pygmy jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Cardiocranius. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Batsaikhan, N., Avirmed, D. & Tinnin, D. (2008). Cardiocranius paradoxus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 15 March 2009.


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