Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lesser Egyptian Jerboa | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Lesser Egyptian Jerboa | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Dipodoidea |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Genus: | Jaculus |
| Species: | J. jaculus |
| Binomial name | |
| Jaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
|
The Lesser Egyptian Jerboa الجربوع, Jaculus jaculus, is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists of seeds and grasses, however the Jerboa needs very little water to survive.
[edit] References
- ^ Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Muñoz, L.J.P. & Aulagnier, S. (2008). Jaculus jaculus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. pp. 871–893 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
 |
This article about a rodent is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
