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Hotson's jerboa

Allactaga hotsoni Thomas, 1920

LCLeast Concernrodents

The hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 76.5 g to 92.4 g and live up to 2.41 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the hotson's jerboa

Weight
76.5 g – 92.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
2.41 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 hotson's jerboa live?

Not recorded

What is the hotson's jerboa?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hotson's jerboa, or the Iranian jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni), is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.

From the Wikipedia article “Hotson's jerboa” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hotson%27s_jerboa&oldid=1371080594), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hotson's jerboa endangered?

The hotson's jerboa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the hotson's jerboa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyDipodidae
  6. genusAllactaga
  7. SpeciesAllactaga hotsoni Thomas, 1920

Synonyms Allactaga firouzi, Scarturus hotsoni

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Hotson s jerboaEnglish
  • Hotson's five-toed jerboaEnglish
  • Hotson’s five-toed jerboaEnglish
  • Hotson’s five-toed jerboaEnglish
  • Hotson’s jerboaEnglish
  • Hotson-PferdespringmausGerman
  • Alaktaga HotsonaPolish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hotson's jerboa

Other species in the same genus Allactaga.

LC, Least Concern

Balikun jerboa

Allactaga balikunica

DipodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the hotson's jerboa?

An adult hotson's jerboa weighs 76.5 g – 92.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hotson's jerboa endangered?

The hotson'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 hotson's jerboa live?

The hotson's jerboa has a recorded lifespan of 2.41 years.

What kind of animal is the hotson's jerboa?

The hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni) belongs to the family Dipodidae in the order Rodentia.

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CreatureData. (2026). Hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hotson-s-jerboa

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“Hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hotson-s-jerboa.

BibTeX
@misc{hotson_s_jerboa_2026,
  title = {Hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hotson-s-jerboa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}