Allactaginae
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Allactaginae is a subfamily of rodent
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Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
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Classification
Subfamily Allactaginae- Genus AllactagaAllactagaThe genus Allactaga contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia.-Characteristics:These are hopping rodents of desert and semi-arid regions with long ears, tails and feet. All members of the genus have five toes except for a single species, the Four-toed Jerboa, Allactaga tetradactyla of...
- incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Allactaga toussi
- Subgenus AllactagaAllactagaThe genus Allactaga contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia.-Characteristics:These are hopping rodents of desert and semi-arid regions with long ears, tails and feet. All members of the genus have five toes except for a single species, the Four-toed Jerboa, Allactaga tetradactyla of...
- Small Five-toed JerboaSmall Five-toed JerboaThe Small Five-toed Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.-References:...
, Allactaga elater - Iranian JerboaIranian JerboaThe Iranian Jerboa is a jerboa in the subfamily Allactaginae. The species was listed as critically endangered by the IUCN red list. It is only found one small population in Iran. They were found on a flat plain with a gravel substrate and sparse, mountain steppe vegetation. It is a nocturnal...
, Allactaga firouzi - Hotson's JerboaHotson's JerboaHotson's Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Named by Oldfield Thomas after John Ernest Buttery Hotson who collected specimens in Baluchistan during 1918-1920....
, Allactaga hotsoni - Great JerboaGreat JerboaFileThe Great Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It mainly lives in deserts.The Great Jerboa lives in many desert biomes around the world....
, Allactaga major - Severtzov's Jerboa, Allactaga severtzovi
- Vinogradov's JerboaVinogradov's JerboaVinogradov's Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.-References:...
, Allactaga vinogradovi
- Small Five-toed Jerboa
- Subgenus Orientallactaga
- Balikun JerboaBalikun JerboaThe Balikun Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China and Mongolia.-References:...
, Allactaga balikunica - Gobi JerboaGobi JerboaThe Gobi Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China and Mongolia.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert.-References:...
, Allactaga bullata - Mongolian Five-toed JerboaMongolian Five-toed JerboaThe Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa or Siberian Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan.-References:...
, Allactaga sibirica
- Balikun Jerboa
- Subgenus Paralactaga
- Euphrates JerboaEuphrates JerboaThe Euphrates Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey....
, Allactaga euphratica - Williams's Jerboa, Allactaga williamsi
- Euphrates Jerboa
- Subgenus Scarturus
- Four-toed JerboaFour-toed jerboaThe Four-toed Jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent. This species of jerboa is endangered and lives in coastal salt marshes, and dry and clay deserts. It has long hind legs, short front legs, and long ears about the length of its head. Its fur is the color of the sand it burrows in, with a...
, Allactaga tetradactyla
- Four-toed Jerboa
- incertae sedis
- Genus Allactodipus
- Bobrinski's JerboaBobrinski's JerboaBobrinski's Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Allactodipus.It is found in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.-References:...
, Allactodipus bobrinskii
- Bobrinski's Jerboa
- Genus PygeretmusPygeretmusPygeretmus is a genus of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It contains the following species:* Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa * Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa * Greater Fat-tailed Jerboa...
, Fat-tailed Jerboas- Lesser Fat-tailed JerboaLesser Fat-tailed JerboaThe Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to West, Central, and Eastern Kazakhstan, as well as Northwestern Turkmenistan.-Sources:...
, Pygeretmus platyurus - Dwarf Fat-tailed JerboaDwarf Fat-tailed JerboaThe Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Pygeretmus pumilio - Greater Fat-tailed JerboaGreater Fat-tailed JerboaThe Greater Fat-tailed Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Kazakhstan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.-References:...
, Pygeretmus shitkovi
- Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa