Hotson's Jerboa
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Hotson'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.
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....
in the Dipodidae
Dipodidae
The Dipodidae, or dipodids, are a family of rodents found across the northern hemisphere. This family includes over 50 species among the 16 genera....
family.
It is found in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Named by Oldfield Thomas
Oldfield Thomas
Oldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
after John Ernest Buttery Hotson
John Ernest Buttery Hotson
Sir John Ernest Buttery Hotson, KCSI, OBE, VD was an administrator in India during the British Raj. Born in Glasgow to Hamilton and Margaret Hotson, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1899, and MA...
who collected specimens in Baluchistan during 1918-1920.