Greater Egyptian Jerboa
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| Greater Egyptian Jerboa Fossil range: Late Pliocene - Recent |
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| Jaculus orientalis Erxleben, 1777 |
The Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and arable land.
[edit] References
- Aulagnier, S. 2004. Jaculus orientalis. 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.
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