Greater Egyptian jerboa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Greater Egyptian jerboa Jaculus orientalis Least concern

Where the greater Egyptian jerboa lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Greater Egyptian jerboa: Jaculus orientalis Plzen zoo 02.2011 — Photo: Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Jaculus orientalis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dipodidae

Is the greater Egyptian jerboa endangered?

The greater Egyptian jerboa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater Egyptian jerboa?

The greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dipodidae, genus Jaculus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater Egyptian jerboa

The greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and is possibly extinct in the Negev Desert of Israel. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and arable land.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater Egyptian jerboa (revision 1357117340), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q303532 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).