small five-toed jerboa (Allactaga elater) Description
Русский: Малый тушканчик (Allactaga elater ), Пльзенский зоопарк (Zoological and Botanical Garden Plzen), февраль 2011 года
Date February 2011
Author Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allactaga_elater_Plzen_zoo_02.2011.jpg
The small five-toed jerboa (Allactaga elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga, 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. Order: Rodentia, Family: Dipodidae, Genus: Allactaga, Subgenus: Allactaga, Species: Allactaga elater (Lichtenstein, 1828).
