Jaculus (rodent)
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For the winged snake of mythology and medieval European heraldry, see Jaculus.
The genus Jaculus is a member of the Dipodinae subfamily of dipodoid rodents (jerboas). Jaculus species are distributed in desert and semi-arid regions across northern Africa, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Quick Facts Jaculus Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Jaculus Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent | |
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Jaculus orientalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Dipodidae |
Subfamily: | Dipodinae |
Tribe: | Dipodini |
Genus: | Jaculus Erxleben, 1777 |
Type species | |
Mus jaculus | |
Species | |
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Collectively, the species within the genus may be commonly referred to as "desert jerboas", although this more particularly applied to the lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus).[1]