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The list of species of Dipodidae family

Jerboas (from Arabic: جربوع jarbūʻ ) are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts.

When chased, jerboas can run at up to 24 km/h (15 mph). Some species are preyed on by little owls (Athene noctua) in central Asia. Most species of jerboas have excellent hearing that they use to avoid becoming the prey of nocturnal predators. The typical lifespan of a jerboa is around 6 years.

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The list of species of Dipodidae family

Jerboas (from Arabic: جربوع jarbūʻ ) are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts.

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Meadow Jumping Mouse

Zapus hudsonius

The meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius ) is the most widely distributed mouse in the family Zapodidae. Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to the...

Woodland Jumping Mouse

Napaeozapus insignis

The woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis ) is a species of jumping mouse found in North America. It can jump up to 3 m (9.8 ft) using its extremely strong feet and long tail.

Long-Eared Jerboa

Euchoreutes naso

The long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso ) is a nocturnal mouse-like rodent with a long tail, long hind legs for jumping, and exceptionally large ears. It is distinct enough that authorities consider it to be the only member of both its genus,...

Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa

Salpingotulus michaelis

The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (Salpingotulus michaelis) is a very small rodent in the family Dipodidae. In the 1999 Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as tied for the smallest rodent in the world with the African pygmy mouse.

Lesser Egyptian jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

The lesser jerboa (Jaculus jaculus ) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and grasses.

Gobi jerboa

Allactaga bullata

The Gobi jerboa (Allactaga bullata ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert.The Gobi jerboa was discovered in 1925 by Glover Morrill Allen....

Greater Egyptian jerboa

Jaculus orientalis

The greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and is possibly extinct in the Negev Desert of Israel. Its natural habitats are...

Western jumping mouse

Zapus princeps

The western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps ), is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.Western jumping mice evolved during the Pleistocene, possibly from the fossil species Zapus burti, which is...

Pacific jumping mouse

Zapus trinotatus

The Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Zapodidae. It is found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps.

Great jerboa

Allactaga major

The great jerboa (Allactaga major ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. It mainly lives in deserts.

Northern birch mouse

Sicista betulina

The northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina ) is a small rodent about 5 to 8 cm long (without the tail), weighing 5 to 13 g. It lives in northern Europe and Asia in forest and marsh zones.It hibernates in burrows. It eats shoots, grains, berries, and...

Four-toed jerboa

Allactaga tetradactyla

The four-toed jerboa (Allactaga tetradactyla ) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga that has four digits. It is the sole species in the subgenus Scarturus. Four-toed jerboas are native to Egypt and Libya. They live in coastal salt...

Iranian jerboa

Allactaga firouzi

The Iranian jerboa (Allactaga firouzi ) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and subfamily Allactaginae. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents and have only been found in a small population in Iran. Iranian jerboa are microhabitat...

Preble's meadow jumping mouse

Zapus hudsonius preblei

Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei ) is a subspecies of meadow jumping mouse, endemic to the upland habitats of Colorado and Wyoming in North America. It is found nowhere else in the world. It is listed as Threatened under the...

Northern three-toed jerboa

Dipus sagitta

The northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is the only extant species within the genus Dipus.It ranges across Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, China and Mongolia. A common...

Small five-toed jerboa

Allactaga elater

The small five-toed jerboa (Allactaga elater ) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga, that has five digits.

Five-toed pygmy jerboa

Cardiocranius paradoxus

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...

Euphrates jerboa

Allactaga euphratica

The Euphrates jerboa (Allactaga euphratica ) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents. They have been found in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,...

Chinese jumping mouse

Eozapus setchuanus

The Chinese jumping mouse (Eozapus setchuanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Eozapus. It is endemic to China where its natural habitat is temperate forests, steppes and meadows in mountainous...

Mongolian five-toed jerboa

Allactaga sibirica

The Mongolian five-toed jerboa or Siberian jerboa (Allactaga sibirica ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan.

Southern birch mouse

Sicista subtilis

The southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis ) is a species of birch mouse in the family Sminthidae. It is native to southern Russia, Kazakhstan, and potentially northern Mongolia and China.

Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa

Pygeretmus pumilio

The dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. They mostly reside in desert environments which can explain their size. They go long...

Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa

Salpingotus crassicauda

The thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. It is threatened by habitat...

Comb-toed jerboa

Paradipus ctenodactylus

The comb-toed jerboa (Paradipus ctenodactylus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Paradipus. It is found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa

Stylodipus telum

The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus telum ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Its typical habitat is steppe, desert and mountain grassland...

Blanford's jerboa

Jaculus blanfordi

Blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to Central Asia and is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.

Balikun jerboa

Allactaga balikunica

The Balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in arid areas of northwestern China and Mongolia. It eats green plants, plant roots, seeds, grasshoppers and beetles.

Mongolian three-toed jerboa

Stylodipus sungorus

The Mongolian three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus sungorus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Mongolia and possibly China.

Armenian birch mouse

Sicista armenica

The Armenian birch mouse (Sicista armenica ) is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae.

Lichtenstein's jerboa

Eremodipus lichtensteini

Lichtenstein's jerboa (Eremodipus lichtensteini ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Eremodipus. It is found in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Kozlov's pygmy jerboa

Salpingotus kozlovi

Kozlov's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in northwestern China and southern and eastern Mongolia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.

Thomas's pygmy jerboa

Salpingotus thomasi

Thomas's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus thomasi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to Afghanistan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert. This species is known only from the type specimen and lately is synonymized with...

Heptner's pygmy jerboa

Salpingotus heptneri

Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia.

Greater fat-tailed jerboa

Pygeretmus shitkovi

The greater fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus shitkovi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to Kazakhstan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.

Andrews's three-toed jerboa

Stylodipus andrewsi

Andrews's three-toed jerboa, or the Mongolian jerboa, (Stylodipus andrewsi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Ningxia provinces) and Mongolia.

Lesser fat-tailed jerboa

Pygeretmus platyurus

The lesser fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus platyurus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to West, Central, and Eastern Kazakhstan, as well as Northwestern Turkmenistan.

Hotson's jerboa

Allactaga hotsoni

Hotson's jerboa or the Iranian jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni ), is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.

Long-tailed birch mouse

Sicista caudata

The long-tailed birch mouse (Sicista caudata ) is a species of birch mouse found in Northeast Asia. It has been reported from the Ussuri region of Manchuria, Sakhalin Island and Primorsky Krai in Russia, and northern North Korea. It is listed as...

Bobrinski's jerboa

Allactodipus bobrinskii

Bobrinski's jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Allactodipus.It is found in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Pale pygmy jerboa

Salpingotus pallidus

The pale pygmy jerboa or pallid pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus pallidus ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae endemic to Kazakhstan.

Vinogradov's jerboa

Allactaga vinogradovi

Vinogradov's jerboa (Allactaga vinogradovi ) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Severtzov's jerboa

Allactaga severtzovi

Severtzov's jerboa (Allactaga severtzovi ) is an herbivorous species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.It is found in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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