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Cardiocranius paradoxus

Five-toed pygmy jerboa
1985 CPA 5659.jpg
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. This species is not well known and its population and conservation status are unresolved.



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