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Allactaga
The genus ''Allactaga'' contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia. They are small mammals belonging to the order of rodents. They are characteristically known as the hopping rodents of the desert and semi-arid regions. They have long hind feet, short forelimbs, and walk upright. They have large ears in comparison to their body size and a large tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm."Jerboa (rodent)" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 12 October 2013. The "forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc."Kirmiz, John P. ''Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man''. Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Toussi
The genus ''Allactaga'' contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia. They are small mammals belonging to the order of rodents. They are characteristically known as the hopping rodents of the desert and semi-arid regions. They have long hind feet, short forelimbs, and walk upright. They have large ears in comparison to their body size and a large tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm."Jerboa (rodent)" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 12 October 2013. The "forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc."Kirmiz, John P. ''Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man''. Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Euphratica
The Euphrates jerboa (''Allactaga euphratica'') is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents. They have been found in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and also occurs very marginally in southeastern Turkey. The Euphrates jerboa's natural habitats are semi-deserts, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. Description Similar to the other jerboas in the genus ''Allactaga'', the Euphrates jerboa are small hopping rodents of desert regions and have large ears and a long tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. They have “long hind feet and short forelegs, and always walk upright”. The forelimbs of the Euphrates Jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc. The male Euphrates jerboa is usually larger in size and weight in comparison to the female. Reproduction The Euphrates jerboa reproductive act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Williamsi
Williams's jerboa (''Allactaga williamsi'') is a species of jerboas native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. Description Similar to the other jerboas in the Allactaga genus, the Williams's Jerboa are small hopping rodents of desert regions and have large ears and a long tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. They have long hind feet and short forelegs. The forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc. The males in this species do not have bacula. Distribution and habitat Williams's jerboa is native to Anatolia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey and northwestern Iran. A separate population is found in central Afghanistan. Its typical habitat is steppe with scanty vegetation cover. It occurs in disturbed areas when sufficient suitable habitat remain but is not normally found in cultivated areas. It favours semi-arid regions and the foothills of mountainous regions. In the west of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Firouzi
The Iranian jerboa (''Allactaga firouzi'') is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and subfamily Allactaginae. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents and have only been found in a small population in Iran. Iranian jerboa are microhabitat specialist, they require a particular environment to provide them with specific conditions suitable for living.Naderi, Gholamreza. "Investigation of Habitat Preferences of Iranian Jerboa." MammaliaWinter 75.2 (2011): 183. ArticleReach. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. Physical appearance Similar to the other jerboas in the genus ''Allactaga'', the Iranian jerboa are small hopping rodents of desert regions and have large ears and a long tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. They have long hind feet and short forelegs. The forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc. Predation Iranian jerboas were found on flat plains with a gravel and little vegetation. Low vegetation ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Sibirica
The Mongolian five-toed jerboa or Siberian jerboa (''Allactaga sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout .... References * Allactaga Rodents of Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1778 {{rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Elater
The small five-toed jerboa (''Allactaga elater'') is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus ''Allactaga'', that has five digits. They are hopping rodents of the rocky deserts in Asia. They have been found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. They have long hind feet, short forelimbs, and walk upright. The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm. They have large ears in comparison to their body size and a large tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright.Kirmiz, John P. (1962) ''Adaptation to Desert Environment; A Study on the Jerboa, Rat and Man''. London: Butterworths. p. 17. These hopping rodents can reach a speed up to 48 km/hr. The forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc. The male jerboa is usually larger in size and weight in comparison to the female jerboa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Tetradactyla
The four-toed jerboa (''Allactaga tetradactyla'') is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus '' Allactaga'' that has four digits. It is the sole species in the subgenus ''Scarturus''. Four-toed jerboas are native to Egypt and Libya. They live in coastal salt marshes and dry deserts. Physical appearance Similar to the other jerboas in the genus '' Allactaga'', the four-toed jerboa are small hopping rodents with large ears and a long tail, with a black band near the white, feathery tip. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. They have long hind feet and short forelegs. The pelt of the four-toed jerboa is velvety in texture and the upper-parts are speckled black and orange, the rump orange, and the sides gray. The four-toed jerboa hind-limbs have an extra digit compared to other jerboas in the genus '' Allactaga''. The extra digit is smaller in size and nonfunctional compared to the other three digits. Nutrition Emerging at night, the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Bullata
The Gobi jerboa (''Allactaga bullata'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. The Gobi jerboa was discovered in 1925 by Glover Morrill Allen. It is found in the Gobi Desert located in northern and northwestern China, as well as in southern Mongolia, and is considered to be the most “desert loving” out of all Gobi rodents (Smith and Xie 2008). Allen first examined an adult male Gobi jerboa from Tsagan Nor, Outer Mongolia, which was collected on July 5, 1922 by the Central Asiatic Expeditions and housed at the American Museum of Natural History (Allen 1925). Allen further compared the subspecies ''Allactaga sibirica annulata'' and ''Allactaga sibirica sibirica'', to the Gobi jerboa because they are all sympatric. Allen examined forty specimens collected from different regions of Mongolia, and found that while the Gobi jerboa was similar in color and appearance to ''A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four-toed Jerboa
The four-toed jerboa (''Allactaga tetradactyla'') is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus ''Allactaga'' that has four digits. It is the sole species in the subgenus ''Scarturus''. Four-toed jerboas are native to Egypt and Libya. They live in coastal salt marshes and dry deserts. Physical appearance Similar to the other jerboas in the genus ''Allactaga'', the four-toed jerboa are small hopping rodents with large ears and a long tail, with a black band near the white, feathery tip. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. They have long hind feet and short forelegs. The pelt of the four-toed jerboa is velvety in texture and the upper-parts are speckled black and orange, the rump orange, and the sides gray. The four-toed jerboa hind-limbs have an extra digit compared to other jerboas in the genus ''Allactaga''. The extra digit is smaller in size and nonfunctional compared to the other three digits. Nutrition Emerging at night, the four-toe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Hotsoni
Hotson's jerboa or the Iranian jerboa (''Allactaga hotsoni''), is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Taxonomy Hotson's jerboa was first described in 1920 by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas as ''Allactaga hotsoni''. He named it in honour of the army officer and naturalist John Ernest Buttery Hotson, who collected plants and mammal specimens in Baluchistan during the period 1915 to 1920. The small mammals were sent to Oldfield Thomas for examination; another mammal, Hotson's mouse-like hamster (''Calomyscus hotsoni''), was also named after its collector. Distribution and habitat Hotson's jerboa is native to Pakistan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran, at altitudes between above sea level. Its typical habitats are gravel and stony deserts and mountain steppe areas with sparse vegetation. Behaviour Hotson's jerboa is a nocturnal, solitary rodent and digs long tunnels in hard ground in which to live. The tunnels are of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Major
The great jerboa (''Allactaga major'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. It mainly lives in deserts. Description The great jerboa is the biggest of all species of jerboa. The length of its body is 180 mm and its tail is 260 mm. Distribution and habitat The great jerboa is native to the steppes and northern deserts of western Ukraine and European Russia, through Kazakhstan and northern Uzbekistan to eastern Siberia and western Xinjiang, China. Its typical habitat is sparse grassland, sloping areas in ravines, road verges and field edges. It is also present in a range of arid and semi-arid habitats, particularly those with some succulent plant growth. The great jerboa prefers ground that is made up of clay. Behaviour The great jerboa has three types of burrows, permanent ones for summer and winter and temporary retreats. It likes to eat the bulbs of plants. The plant bulbs it most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allactaga Balikunica
The Balikun jerboa (''Allactaga balikunica'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in arid areas of northwestern China and Mongolia. It eats green plants, plant roots, seeds, grasshoppers and beetles. Description The Balikun jerboa is a typical five-toed jerboa that grows to a head and body length of with a tail of . The dorsal surface is yellowish-greyish-brown, each hair having a grey base, a yellow centre and a brown tip. The rump is darker and the flanks paler. The underparts, forelegs and inner surface of the hind legs are white. The tail is slender with a tuft of blackish hairs at the tip mostly growing sideways. It is similar in appearance to the Gobi jerboa (''Allactaga bullata'') of which it was at one time thought to be a subspecies, but the stripe of colour across the hips is slightly more reddish in colour in that species. Distribution and habitat The Balikun jerboa is endemic to the Balikun region of Xinjiang province of China, its range exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
