Lesser Egyptian jerboa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus Least concern

Where the lesser Egyptian jerboa lives – recorded in 5 countries, 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 55 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Jaculus jaculus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dipodidae

Where does the lesser Egyptian jerboa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser Egyptian jerboa in 5 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lesser Egyptian jerboa endangered?

The lesser 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 lesser Egyptian jerboa?

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

About the lesser Egyptian jerboa

The lesser jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and grasses.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser Egyptian jerboa (revision 1377525812), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q920382 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).