Jaculus blanfordi
(J. A. Murray, 1884)
Blanford's Jerboa
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Dipodoidea |
Family | : Dipodidae |
Subfamily | : Dipodinae |
Genus | : Jaculus |
Subgenus | : Jaculus |
Species status
Authority citation
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. 14, 98
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624555Original name as described
Dipus blanfordi
Other common names
Greater Three-toed Jerboa
Type locality
Bushire, Iran.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Kazakhstan
Taxonomy notes
tentatively includes the recently described thaleri as a synonym based on morphology, although further studies are needed
Taxonomy notes citation
Darvish, J., & Hosseinie, F. (2005). New species of three-toed jerboa Jaculus thaleri sp. nov.(Dipodidae, Rodentia) from the deserts of Khorasan province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 1(1), 29-34. · Wilson, D. E., Mittermeier, R. A. and Lacher, T. E. (2017) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 7: Rodents II. Lynx Edicions
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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