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Four-toed Jerboa




  Name Four-toed Jerboa
  Status DD
  Trend unknown
  Regnum Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Mammal ia
  Ordo Rodent ia
  Familia Dipodidae
  Genus '' Allactaga ''
  Species '''''A tetradactyla'''''
  Binomial ''Allactaga tetradactyla''
  Binomial Authority Lichtenstein , 1823


The Four-toed Jerboa ('''''Allactaga tetradactyla''''') is a small jumping desert Rodent . This species of Jerboa is Endangered and lives in coastal salt marshes, and dry and clay deserts. It has long hind legs, short front legs, and long ears about the length of its head. Its fur is the color of the sand it burrows in, with a white underbelly.


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  • Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient