Jaculus jaculus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Lesser Egyptian 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Original name as described

Mus Jaculus

Other common names

Lesser Jerboa

Type material

UUZM type #119

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Giza Pyramids, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan? · Mauritania · Senegal · Mali · Niger · Nigeria · Chad · Sudan

Taxonomy notes

previously included J. hirtipes and J. joftusi; the following synonyms are tentatively listed under this species, although they may apply to J. hirtipes as well since the type specimens of these species have not been tested as of now - deserti, darricarrerei microtis, gordoni, favonicus, vulturnus, airensis, sefrius, centralis, whitchurchi, fuscipes, rarus, and vastus

Taxonomy notes citation

Shenbrot, G., Feldstein, T., & Meiri, S. (2016). Are cryptic species of the L esser E gyptian Jerboa, J aculus jaculus (Rodentia, Dipodidae), really cryptic? Re‐evaluation of their taxonomic status with new data from I srael and S inai. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 54(2), 148-159.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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