Balikun jerboa
Allactaga balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964
The balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 93.1 g and live up to 0.0833 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the balikun jerboa
- Weight
- 93.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 0.0833 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.52src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the balikun jerboa live?
Not recorded
What is the balikun jerboa?
The Balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in arid areas of northwestern China and Mongolia. It eats green plants, plant roots, seeds, grasshoppers and beetles.
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Is the balikun jerboa endangered?
The balikun jerboa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the balikun jerboa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusAllactaga
- SpeciesAllactaga balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964
Synonyms Allactaga balikunica, Allactaga bullata balikunica, Allactaga bullata balikunica, Allactaga nataliae, Orientallactaga balikunica
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Balikun-PferdespringmausGerman
- Omnogoviin AlagdaagaMongolian
- You TiaoshuChinese
Relatives of the balikun jerboa
Other species in the same genus Allactaga.
Small five-toed jerboa
Allactaga elater
Great jerboa
Allactaga major
Mongolian five-toed jerboa
Allactaga sibirica
Euphrates jerboa
Allactaga euphratica
Hotson's jerboa
Allactaga hotsoni
Four-toed jerboa
Allactaga tetradactyla
CompareBalikun jerboa vs Small five-toed jerboaBalikun jerboa vs Great jerboaBalikun jerboa vs Mongolian five-toed jerboaBalikun jerboa vs Euphrates jerboa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the balikun jerboa?
An adult balikun jerboa weighs 93.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the balikun jerboa endangered?
The balikun jerboa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the balikun jerboa live?
The balikun jerboa has a recorded lifespan of 0.0833 years.
What kind of animal is the balikun jerboa?
The balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) belongs to the family Dipodidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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