Euphrates Jerboa
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Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881 |
The Euphrates Jerboa (Allactaga euphratica) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Allactaga euphratica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- 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.