Allactaginae is a

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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 ...

Classification

Subfamily Allactaginae *Genus ''

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 f ...

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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 ...

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'' *** Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' ***

Iranian jerboa 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 microhabit ...

, ''Allactaga firouzi'' *** Hotson's jerboa, ''Allactaga hotsoni'' ***

Great jerboa The great jerboa (''Allactaga major'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to li ...

, ''Allactaga major'' ***

Severtzov's jerboa Severtzov's jerboa (''Allactaga severtzovi'') is an herbivorous species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбе ...

, ''Allactaga severtzovi'' ***

Vinogradov's jerboa Vinogradov's jerboa (''Allactaga vinogradovi'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан) ...

, ''Allactaga vinogradovi'' **Subgenus '' Orientallactaga'' ***

Balikun jerboa 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 Balik ...

, ''Allactaga balikunica'' ***

Gobi jerboa 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 Morri ...

, ''Allactaga bullata'' ***

Mongolian five-toed jerboa 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 / Түркме� ...

, ''Allactaga sibirica'' **Subgenus '' Paralactaga'' *** Euphrates jerboa, ''Allactaga euphratica'' *** Williams' jerboa, ''Allactaga williamsi'' **Subgenus '' Scarturus'' ***

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 liv ...

, ''Allactaga tetradactyla'' *Genus '' Allactodipus'' **

Bobrinski's jerboa Bobrinski's jerboa (''Allactodipus bobrinskii'') is a species 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 upp ...

, ''Allactodipus bobrinskii'' *Genus ''

Pygeretmus ''Pygeretmus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When ...

'', fat-tailed jerboas ** Lesser fat-tailed jerboa, ''Pygeretmus platyurus'' **

Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa The dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (''Pygeretmus pumilio'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country s ...

, ''Pygeretmus pumilio'' **

Greater fat-tailed jerboa The greater fat-tailed jerboa (''Pygeretmus shitkovi'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to Kazakhstan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation ...

, ''Pygeretmus shitkovi''

References

* Dipodidae Mammal subfamilies {{rodent-stub