Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Dipodoidea
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Jaculus
Species: J. jaculus
Binomial name
Jaculus jaculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Lesser Egyptian Jerboa الجربوع, Jaculus jaculus, is a little rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists of seeds and grasses, however the Jerboa needs very little water to survive.

References

  1. ^ Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Muñoz, L.J.P. & Aulagnier, S. (2008). Jaculus jaculus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern