Pale Pygmy Jerboa | |
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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.