jerboa - Classification

A mouse-like rodent; moves by jumping (may leap 3 m/10 ft); hind legs at least four times as long as front legs; ears large; long tail, with long hairs at tip; eats seeds, plants, or insects; does not drink; also known as desert rat. (Family: Dipodidae, 31 species.)

iJerboa Fossil range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Jaculus jaculus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Superfamily: Dipodoidea Family: Dipodidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Genera
10 genera in 5 subfamilies

Jerboas are the members of the family Dipodidae;

Classification

ORDER RODENTIA Family Dipodidae Subfamily Zapodinae: jumping mice, 4 species in 3 genera Subfamily Sicistinae: birchmice Sicista Armenian Birch Mouse, Sicista armenica Northern Birch Mouse, Sicista betulina Caucasian Birch Mouse, Sicista caucasica Long-tailed Birch Mouse, Sicista caudata Chinese Birch Mouse, Sicista concolor Kazbeg Birch Mouse, Sicista kazbegica Kluchor Birch Mouse, Sicista kluchorica Altai Birch Mouse, Sicista napaea Gray Birch Mouse, Sicista pseudonapaea Severtzov's Birch Mouse, Sicista severtzovi Strand's Birch Mouse, Sicista strandi Southern Birch Mouse, Sicista subtilis Tien Shan Birch Mouse, Sicista tianshanica Subfamily Cardiocraniinae Cardiocranius Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa, Cardiocranius paradoxus Salpingotus Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus crassicauda Heptner's Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus heptneri Koslov's Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus kozlovi Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus michaelis Pallid Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus pallidus Thomas' Pygmy Jerboa, Salpingotus thomasi Subfamily Dipodinae Dipus Northern three-toed Jerboa, Dipus sagitta Ermodipus Lichtenstein's Jerboa, Eremodipus lichensteini Jaculus (rodent) Blanford's Jerboa, Jaculus blanfordi Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus Greater Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus orientalis Turkmen Jerboa, Jaculus turcmenicus Stylodipus Andrew's Three-toed Jerboa, Stylodipus andrewsi Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa, Stylodipus sungorus Thick-tailed Three-toed Jerboa, Stylodipus telum Subfamily Euchoreutinae Euchoreutes Long-eared Jerboa, Euchoreutes naso Subfamily Allactaginae Allactaga Balikun Jerboa, Allactaga balikunica Gobi Jerboa, Allactaga bullata Small Five-toed Jerboa, Allactaga elater Euphrates Jerboa, Allactaga euphratica Iranian Jerboa, Allactaga firouzi Hotson's Jerboa, Allactaga hotsoni Great Jerboa, Allactaga major Severtzov's Jerboa, Allactaga severtzovi Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa, Allactaga sibirica Four-toed Jerboa, Allactaga tetradactyla Vinogradov's Jerboa, Allactaga vinogradovi Bobrinski's Jerboa, Allactodipus bobrinskii Pygeretmus Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa, Pygeretmus platyurus Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa, Pygeretmus pumilo Greater Fat-tailed Jerboa, Pygeretmus shitkovi Subfamily Paradipodinae Paradipus Comb-toed Jerboa, Paradipus ctenodactylus