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Lesser Egyptian jerboa

Jaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The lesser egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 56.6 g to 57.4 g and live up to 6.74 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
Photo: Elias Neideck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser egyptian jerboa

Weight
56.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.74 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
38 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.24src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.5 months – 10.7 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src 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 lesser egyptian jerboa live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser egyptian jerboa?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and grasses.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser Egyptian jerboa” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_Egyptian_jerboa&oldid=1384843759), 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 lesser egyptian jerboa endangered?

The lesser egyptian 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. What the categories mean.

How is the lesser egyptian jerboa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyDipodidae
  6. genusJaculus
  7. SpeciesJaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Dipus aegyptius, Dipus darricarrerei, Dipus deserti, Dipus hirtipes, Dipus loftusi, Dipus macromystax, Dipus macrotarsus, Dipus schlueteri, Jaculus deserti favillus, Jaculus deserti fuscipes, Jaculus deserti rarus, Jaculus deserti vastus, Jaculus florentiae, Jaculus florentiae oralis, Jaculus hirtipes, Jaculus jaculus airensis, Jaculus jaculus arenaceous, Jaculus jaculus centralis, Jaculus jaculus collinsi, Jaculus jaculus cufrensis, Jaculus jaculus favonicus, Jaculus jaculus sefrius, Jaculus jaculus syrius, Jaculus jaculus tripolitanicus, Jaculus jaculus whitchurchi, Jaculus loftusi, Jaculus loftusi vocator, Mus jaculus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Lesser jerboaEnglish
  • جربوع صغيرArabic
  • يربوع مصري صغيرArabic
  • Jerbu egipciCatalan
  • tarbík egyptskýCzech
  • Kleine WüstenspringmausGerman
  • PferdespringerGerman
  • Jerbo de EgiptoSpanish
  • Jerbo Egipcio MenorSpanish
  • AavikkorottaFinnish
  • pohjoisafrikanjerboFinnish
  • Gerboise d'ÉgypteFrench
  • Gerboise des steppesFrench
  • Gerboise du désertFrench
  • Petite gerboise d'ÉgypteFrench
  • ירבוע חולותHebrew
  • Egyiptomi ugróegérHungarian
  • Gerboa del desertoItalian
  • Topo delle piramidiItalian
  • ヒメミユビトビネズミJapanese
  • Egyptisk ØrkenspringmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • WoestijnspringmuisDutch
  • podskoczek egipskiPolish
  • Египетский тушканчикRussian
  • egiptovski skakačSlovenian
  • Jaculus jaculusSerbian
  • ÖkenspringråttaSwedish
  • Cкакун звичайнийUkrainian
  • 非洲跳鼠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lesser egyptian jerboa

Other species in the same genus Jaculus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser egyptian jerboa?

An adult lesser egyptian jerboa weighs 56.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser egyptian jerboa endangered?

The lesser egyptian jerboa is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the lesser egyptian jerboa live?

The lesser egyptian jerboa has a recorded lifespan of 6.74 years.

How long is the lesser egyptian jerboa pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 38 days.

What kind of animal is the lesser egyptian jerboa?

The lesser egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) belongs to the family Dipodidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_egyptian_jerboa_2026,
  title = {Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-egyptian-jerboa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}