Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
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 Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
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| Jaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Lesser Egyptian Jerboa الجربوع , Jaculus jaculus, is a little rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists of seeds and grasses, however the Jerboa needs very little water to survive.
[edit] References
- Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. Pp. 871-893 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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