Euphrates jerboa
Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881
Status not recordedrodents
The euphrates jerboa (Allactaga euphratica) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 232 g and live up to 4.2 years.
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Quick facts about the euphrates jerboa
- Weight
- 232 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 4.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the euphrates jerboa live?
Not recorded
What is the euphrates jerboa?
The Euphrates jerboa (Scarturus euphraticus) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus. They are characteristically known as hopping rodents. They have been found in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, and also occurs very marginally in southeastern Turkey. The Euphrates jerboa's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, shrubland, and hot deserts.
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Is the euphrates jerboa endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the euphrates jerboa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusAllactaga
- SpeciesAllactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881
Synonyms Allactaga euphratica kivanci, Scarturus euphratica
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Montane jerboaEnglish
Relatives of the euphrates jerboa
Other species in the same genus Allactaga.
Small five-toed jerboa
Allactaga elater
Great jerboa
Allactaga major
Mongolian five-toed jerboa
Allactaga sibirica
Hotson's jerboa
Allactaga hotsoni
Four-toed jerboa
Allactaga tetradactyla
Balikun jerboa
Allactaga balikunica
CompareEuphrates jerboa vs Small five-toed jerboaEuphrates jerboa vs Great jerboaEuphrates jerboa vs Mongolian five-toed jerboaEuphrates jerboa vs Hotson's jerboa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the euphrates jerboa?
An adult euphrates jerboa weighs 232 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the euphrates jerboa live?
The euphrates jerboa has a recorded lifespan of 4.2 years.
What kind of animal is the euphrates jerboa?
The euphrates jerboa (Allactaga euphratica) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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 - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
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
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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