Comb-toed jerboa

Comb-toed jerboa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Dipodidae
Subfamily:	Dipodinae
Tribe:	Paradipodini Pavlinov & Shenbrot, 1983
Genus:	Paradipus Vinogradov, 1930
Species:	P. ctenodactylus
Binomial name
Paradipus ctenodactylus (Vinogradov, 1929)
Synonyms [2]
Scirtopoda ctenodactylaVinogradov, 1929

The comb-toed jerboa (Paradipus ctenodactylus) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Paradipus. ^[3] It is found in Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Distribution and habitat

The comb-toed jerboa can be found in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, the Kyzylkum Desert in Khazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and Dasht-e Kavir in Iran. It prefers sandy desert habitats where shrubs grow. ^[1]

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paradipus ctenodactylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16074A115131306. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16074A22199540.en . Retrieved 15 September 2024.
2. "Paradipus ctenodactylus (Vinogradov, 1929)". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
3. • Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 884–885. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.