Jaculus Erxleben 1777 (jerboa)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to Z. B. Mirza 1965

Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Dipus, Heosminthus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus

Subtaxa: Jaculus blanfordi Jaculus gordoni Jaculus jaculus

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Ecology: saltatorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ethiopia (3 collections), Kenya (1), Tanzania (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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