The genus Allactaga contains the four and five-toed jerboas of Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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Characteristics

These are hopping rodent

Rodent

Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

s of desert

Desert

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 and semi-arid

Semi-arid

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate describes climatic regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not extremely...

 regions with long ear

Ear

The ear is the organ that detects sound. It not only receives sound, but also aids in balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system....

s, tail

Tail

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s and feet. All members of the genus have five toes except for a single species, the Four-toed Jerboa

Four-toed jerboa

The Four-toed Jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent. This species of jerboa is endangered and lives in coastal salt marshes, and dry and clay deserts. It has long hind legs, short front legs, and long ears about the length of its head. Its fur is the color of the sand it burrows in, with a...

, Allactaga tetradactyla of Northern Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, which has four. Members of this genus can jump distances of greater than one meter.

They are usually nocturnal and members of the genus have relatively large eyes. Diet varies by species, with some feeding almost exclusively on vegetation and others being insectivorous. Captured specimens have lived over four years.

Species

Genus Allactaga

• incertae sedis
  Incertae sedis
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  • Allactaga toussi
• Subgenus Allactaga
  • Small Five-toed Jerboa
    Small Five-toed Jerboa
    The Small Five-toed Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.-References:...
    
    , Allactaga elater
  • Iranian Jerboa
    Iranian Jerboa
    The Iranian Jerboa is a jerboa in the subfamily Allactaginae. The species was listed as critically endangered by the IUCN red list. It is only found one small population in Iran. They were found on a flat plain with a gravel substrate and sparse, mountain steppe vegetation. It is a nocturnal...
    
    , Allactaga firouzi
  • Hotson's Jerboa
    Hotson's Jerboa
    Hotson's Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Named by Oldfield Thomas after John Ernest Buttery Hotson who collected specimens in Baluchistan during 1918-1920....
    
    , Allactaga hotsoni
  • Great Jerboa
    Great Jerboa
    FileThe Great Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It mainly lives in deserts.The Great Jerboa lives in many desert biomes around the world....
    
    , Allactaga major
  • Severtzov's Jerboa, Allactaga severtzovi
  • Vinogradov's Jerboa
    Vinogradov's Jerboa
    Vinogradov's Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.-References:...
    
    , Allactaga vinogradovi
• Subgenus Orientallactaga
  • Balikun Jerboa
    Balikun Jerboa
    The Balikun Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China and Mongolia.-References:...
    
    , Allactaga balikunica
  • Gobi Jerboa
    Gobi Jerboa
    The Gobi Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China and Mongolia.Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and temperate desert.-References:...
    
    , Allactaga bullata
  • Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
    Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
    The Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa or Siberian Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan.-References:...
    
    , Allactaga sibirica
• Subgenus Paralactaga
  • Euphrates Jerboa
    Euphrates Jerboa
    The Euphrates Jerboa is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey....
    
    , Allactaga euphratica
  • Williams's Jerboa, Allactaga williamsi
• Subgenus Scarturus
  • Four-toed Jerboa
    Four-toed jerboa
    The Four-toed Jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent. This species of jerboa is endangered and lives in coastal salt marshes, and dry and clay deserts. It has long hind legs, short front legs, and long ears about the length of its head. Its fur is the color of the sand it burrows in, with a...
    
    , Allactaga tetradactyla