Status: Species: Common Name: Last Update:

Online Allactaga balikunica Balikun Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga bullata Gobi Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga elater Small Five-toed Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga euphratica Euphrates Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga firouzi Iranian Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga hotsoni Hotson's Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga major Great Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga severtzovi Severtzov's Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga sibirica Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga tetradactyla Four-toed Jerboa -----
Online Allactaga vinogradovi Vinogradov's Jerboa -----
Online Allactodipus bobrinskii Bobrinski's Jerboa -----
Online Cardiocranius paradoxus Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa -----
Online Dipus sagitta Northern Three-toed Jerboa -----
Online Eozapus setchuanus Chinese Jumping Mouse -----
Online Eremodipus lichtensteini Lichtenstein's Jerboa -----
Online Euchoreutes naso Long-eared Jerboa -----
Offline Jaculus blanfordi Blanford’s Jerboa -----
Offline Jaculus jaculus Javelin Sand Boa -----
Offline Jaculus orientalis Greater Egyptian Jerboa -----
Offline Jaculus thaleri Blanford’s Jerboa -----
Offline Napaeozapus insignis Woodland Jumping Mouse -----
Offline Paradipus ctenodactylus Comb-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Pygeretmus platyurus Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa -----
Offline Pygeretmus pumilio Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa -----
Offline Pygeretmus zhitkovi Greater Fat-tailed Jerboa -----
Offline Salpingotulus michaelis Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa -----
Offline Salpingotus crassicauda Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa -----
Offline Salpingotus heptneri Heptner's Pygmy Jerboa -----
Offline Salpingotus kozlovi Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa -----
Offline Salpingotus pallidus Pale Pygmy Jerboa -----
Offline Scarturus elater Small Five-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Scarturus euphratica Euphrates Jerboa -----
Offline Scarturus toussi Southern Small Five-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Scarturus vinogradovi Vinogradov's Jerboa -----
Offline Scarturus williamsi Williams' Jerboa -----
Offline Stylodipus andrewsi Andrews's Three-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Stylodipus sungorus Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Stylodipus telum Thick-tailed Three-toed Jerboa -----
Offline Zapus hudsonius Northern Meadow Jumping Mouse -----
Offline Zapus princeps Western Jumping Mouse -----
Offline Zapus trinotatus Northern Pacific Jumping Mouse -----
The Family Dipodidae includes jerboas, jumping mice, and birch mice, small rodents adapted for leaping and hopping. They are characterized by long hind limbs, short forelimbs, and elongated tails, which help with balance and swift movement across open habitats. Most dipodids are nocturnal and burrowing, feeding on seeds, plants, and insects, and they exhibit remarkable energy efficiency in arid or semi-arid environments. Found across Eurasia and northern Africa, dipodids play important roles in seed dispersal and serve as prey for a variety of predators, making them integral components of their ecosystems.

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