Small five-toed jerboa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small five-toed jerboa lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Allactaga elater
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dipodidae

Where does the small five-toed jerboa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small five-toed jerboa in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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.

What kind of animal is the small five-toed jerboa?

The small five-toed jerboa (Allactaga elater) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Dipodidae, genus Scarturus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small five-toed jerboa

The small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus, that has five digits. They are hopping rodents of the rocky deserts in Asia. They have been found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. They have long hind feet, short forelimbs, and walk upright. The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm. They have large ears in comparison to their body size and a large tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. These hopping rodents can reach a speed up to 48 km/h. The forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc. The male jerboa is usually larger in size and weight in comparison to the female jerboa. The pelt of the jerboa is either silky or velvety in texture and light in color, the coloration helps camouflage into surroundings to avoid predators. "Its coloration varies from sandy or buff to dark russet or black with pale under parts and a white strip on the hip”.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small five-toed jerboa (revision 1374708101), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q339233 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).