Blanford's jerboa
Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)
The blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 54.7 g and live up to 3.24 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the blanford's jerboa
- Weight
- 54.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 3.24 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.19src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 blanford's jerboa live?
Not recorded
What is the blanford's jerboa?
Blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to Central Asia and is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
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Is the blanford's jerboa endangered?
The blanford's 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. What the categories mean.
How is the blanford's jerboa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusJaculus
- SpeciesJaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)
Synonyms Dipus blanfordi, Jaculus turcmenicus, Jaculus turcmenicus margianus
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Blanford s jerboaEnglish
- Blanford’s jerboaEnglish
- Blanford’s jerboaEnglish
- Greater Threetoed jerboaEnglish
- Greater Threetoed jerboaEnglish
- Thaler's jerboaEnglish
- tarbík BlanfordůvCzech
- maghrebinjerboFinnish
- turkmenistaninjerboFinnish
- Blanford-ugróegérHungarian
- ブランフォードトビネズミJapanese
- podskoczek samotnyPolish
- Тушканчик БланфордаRussian
Relatives of the blanford's jerboa
Other species in the same genus Jaculus.
Lesser Egyptian jerboa
Jaculus jaculus
Greater Egyptian jerboa
Jaculus orientalis
Thaler's jerboa
Jaculus thaleri
CompareBlanford's jerboa vs Lesser Egyptian jerboaBlanford's jerboa vs Greater Egyptian jerboaBlanford's jerboa vs Thaler's jerboaBlanford's jerboa vs Jaculus giganteus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blanford's jerboa?
An adult blanford's jerboa weighs 54.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blanford's jerboa endangered?
The blanford's jerboa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the blanford's jerboa live?
The blanford's jerboa has a recorded lifespan of 3.24 years.
What kind of animal is the blanford's jerboa?
The blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi) 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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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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