Five-toed pygmy jerboa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the five-toed pygmy jerboa lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cardiocranius paradoxus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dipodidae

Where does the five-toed pygmy jerboa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the five-toed pygmy jerboa in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Mongolia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the five-toed pygmy jerboa endangered?

The five-toed pygmy jerboa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the five-toed pygmy jerboa?

The five-toed pygmy jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dipodidae, genus Cardiocranius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the five-toed pygmy jerboa

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. This species is not well known and its population and conservation status are unresolved.

C. paradoxus has adapted to its desert environment by burrowing underground to prevent overheating and promote survival. They use their burrows for food storage and shelter, and, in cold winters, they hibernate in burrows to conserve energy. Burrowing accounts for the five-toed pygmy jerboa's tendency to be nocturnal, as they prefer to forage for food during the night when conditions are less severe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Five-toed pygmy jerboa (revision 1371152563), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1482249 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).