''Salpingotus'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert Rodent, rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to . Some species are pre ...

. It contains the following species: * Genus ''Salpingotus'' **Subgenus ''

Anguistodontus The thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. It is threatened by h ...

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Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa The thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert. It is threatened by h ...

(''Salpingotus crassicauda'') **Subgenus '' Prosalpingotus'' ***

Heptner's pygmy jerboa Heptner's pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus heptneri'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcont ...

(''Salpingotus heptneri'') ***

Pale pygmy jerboa The pale pygmy jerboa or pallid pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus pallidus'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae endemic to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly ...

(''Salpingotus pallidus'') *** Thomas's pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus thomasi'') **Subgenus ''

Salpingotus ''Salpingotus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: * Genus ''Salpingotus'' **Subgenus ''Anguistodontus'' *** Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') **Subgenus '' Prosalpingotus'' *** ...

'' *** Kozlov's pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus kozlovi'')

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