The jerboa form the bulk of the membership of the family

Family (biology)

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 Dipodidae

Dipodidae

The Dipodidae, or dipodids, are a family of rodents found across the northern hemisphere. This family includes over 50 species among the 16 genera....

. Jerboas are hopping desert

Desert

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 rodent

Rodent

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s found throughout Asia

Asia

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 and Northern Africa. They tend to be found in hot deserts.
Jerboas are nocturnal. During the heat of the day, they shelter in burrows. They create four separate types of burrow: two temporary, and two permanent . The temporary burrows are plain tubes used to escape predators during the night, tending to be just 10 centimetre deep, unsealed and not camouflaged .