Pale Pygmy Jerboa

Pale Pygmy Jerboa
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Salpingotus
Subgenus: Prosalpingotus
Species: S. pallidus
Binomial name
Salpingotus pallidus
Vorontsov & Shenbrot, 1984

The Pale Pygmy Jerboa or Pallid Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus pallidus) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Kazakhstan. It has a gaping jaw that is able to unhinge like that of a snake.

There are only five pairs known to exist.

References

  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K. (2008). Salpingotus pallidus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient