Five-toed pygmy jerboa

Five-toed pygmy jerboa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

• Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.