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Jerboa refers to the family Dipodidae, which encompasses 10 genera and 5 subfamilies, with 33 species in all. They are desert rodents native to Northern Africa and Asia, characterized by oversized ears and long hind legs.

Shaw's Jird - Meriones shawi - ARKive

Learn more about the Shaw's jird - with amazing Shaw's jird videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/shaws-jird/meriones-shawi/
Jerboa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The jerboa forms the bulk of the membership of the family Dipodidae. Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and Manchuria. They tend to live in hot deserts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa
ADW: Long-eared Jerboa - Euchoreutes naso

Long-eared jerboa tail length is 150 to 162 mm, body length is from 70 to 90 mm. The tail is covered with short hairs that are similar in color to the rest of the body except for the terminal tuft, which is white and black.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Euchoreutes_naso/
Jerboa Jumping and Running Very Fast - YouTube

Jerboa Jumping and Running Very Fast - Crazy Animal - Super Fast Jerboa - Pokemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bvypczipng
Big Eared Jerboa - YouTube

This big eared little fellow is the long eared jerboa. A part of the rodent family it has a long tail, and long hind legs and with its extremely large ears it is so distinct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbnqSAMfPxo
Jerboa - DesertUSA

The diminutive jerboa looks as though it were made from left-over spare parts of other animals, but it is nevertheless superbly adapted to harsh environments such as those of the Gobi and Sahara deserts.
http://www.desertusa.com/animals/jerboa.html
Euchoreutes naso (Long-eared Jerboa)

Find population statistics and information about the Long-eared Jerboa from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8162/0
Greater Egyptian Jerboa - Jaculus orientalis - ARKive

Learn more about the Greater Egyptian jerboa - with amazing Greater Egyptian jerboa photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/greater-egyptian-jerboa/jaculus-orientalis/
Jerboa - National Geographic

These able leapers, which live in North Africa and Asia, are aided by hind limbs that are at least four times as long as their forelimbs and long tails that add balance.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/11/jerboa-animals-youtube-science-rodents-desert/
EDGE - Long-eared Jerboa

Jerboas are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long tufted tails and very long hindlegs. The long-eared jerboa can be distinguished from other jerboas by its enormous ears, which are about a third larger than its head.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=81
Jerboa Facts - Softschool

Jerboa is a small mammal that belongs to the group of jumping rodents. There are over 30 species of jerboa that differ in size, color and type of habitat.
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/jerboa_facts/485
Jerboa - Britannica

Any of 33 species of long-tailed leaping rodents well adapted to the deserts and steppes of eastern Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/jerboa

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Shaw's Jird - Meriones shawi - ARKive

Learn more about the Shaw's jird - with amazing Shaw's jird videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/shaws-jird/meriones-shawi/
Jerboa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The jerboa forms the bulk of the membership of the family Dipodidae. Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and Manchuria. They tend to live in hot deserts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa
ADW: Long-eared Jerboa - Euchoreutes naso

Long-eared jerboa tail length is 150 to 162 mm, body length is from 70 to 90 mm. The tail is covered with short hairs that are similar in color to the rest of the body except for the terminal tuft, which is white and black.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Euchoreutes_naso/
Jerboa Jumping and Running Very Fast - YouTube

Jerboa Jumping and Running Very Fast - Crazy Animal - Super Fast Jerboa - Pokemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bvypczipng
Big Eared Jerboa - YouTube

This big eared little fellow is the long eared jerboa. A part of the rodent family it has a long tail, and long hind legs and with its extremely large ears it is so distinct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbnqSAMfPxo
Jerboa - DesertUSA

The diminutive jerboa looks as though it were made from left-over spare parts of other animals, but it is nevertheless superbly adapted to harsh environments such as those of the Gobi and Sahara deserts.
http://www.desertusa.com/animals/jerboa.html
Euchoreutes naso (Long-eared Jerboa)

Find population statistics and information about the Long-eared Jerboa from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8162/0
Greater Egyptian Jerboa - Jaculus orientalis - ARKive

Learn more about the Greater Egyptian jerboa - with amazing Greater Egyptian jerboa photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/greater-egyptian-jerboa/jaculus-orientalis/
Jerboa - National Geographic

These able leapers, which live in North Africa and Asia, are aided by hind limbs that are at least four times as long as their forelimbs and long tails that add balance.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/11/jerboa-animals-youtube-science-rodents-desert/
EDGE - Long-eared Jerboa

Jerboas are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long tufted tails and very long hindlegs. The long-eared jerboa can be distinguished from other jerboas by its enormous ears, which are about a third larger than its head.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=81
Jerboa Facts - Softschool

Jerboa is a small mammal that belongs to the group of jumping rodents. There are over 30 species of jerboa that differ in size, color and type of habitat.
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/jerboa_facts/485
Jerboa - Britannica

Any of 33 species of long-tailed leaping rodents well adapted to the deserts and steppes of eastern Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/jerboa

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Jerboa refers to the family Dipodidae, which encompasses 10 genera and 5 subfamilies, with 33 species in all. They are desert rodents native to Northern Africa and Asia, characterized by oversized ears and long hind legs.

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