Jaculus (rodent)

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Jaculus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Jaculus orientalis Stuffed specimen 2.jpg
Jaculus orientalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Tribe: Dipodini
Genus: Jaculus
Erxleben, 1777
Type species
Mus jaculus
Species

Jaculus blanfordi
Jaculus jaculus
Jaculus orientalis

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The genus Jaculus is a member of the Dipodinae subfamily of dipodoid rodents (jerboas). Jaculus species are distributed in desert and semi-arid regions across northern Africa, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Collectively, the species within the genus may be commonly referred to as "desert jerboas", although this more particularly applied to the lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus). [1]

Species

The following species are recognised for the genus Jaculus:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dipodoidea</span> Family of rodents

Dipodoidea is a superfamily of rodents, also known as dipodoids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. This superfamily includes over 50 species among the 16 genera in 3 families. They include the jerboas, jumping mice, and birch mice. Different species are found in grassland, deserts, and forests. They are all capable of saltation, a feature that is most highly evolved in the desert-dwelling jerboas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lesser Egyptian jerboa</span> Species of rodent

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greater Egyptian jerboa</span> Species of mammal

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dipodinae</span> Subfamily of rodents

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References

  1. ↑ Myers et al. (2006).

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