Four-toed Jerboa

Scarturus tetradactylus

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae

The four-toed jerboa (Scarturus tetradactylus) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus that has four digits. Four-toed jerboas are native to Egypt and Libya, and thus the only species of Allactaginae found outside West and Central Asia. They live in coastal salt marshes and dry deserts.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Four-toed Jerboa

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