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Taxonomy
Dipodidae was named by Waterhouse (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Myomorpha by Gadow (1898); to Myomorpha by Hay (1902); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Dipodoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Myomorpha by Gadow (1898); to Myomorpha by Hay (1902); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Dipodoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Montgelard et al. (2002).
Subtaxa
Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus (syn. Tatalsminthus), Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Dipus, Heosminthus, Jaculus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Dipodidae Waterhouse |
| 1883 | Dipodidae Flower p. 185 |
| 1891 | Dipodidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
| 1898 | Dipodidae Gadow p. 44 |
| 1902 | Dipodidae Hay p. 732 |
| 1958 | Dipodidae Wood p. 172 |
| 1988 | Dipodidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Dipodidae Nowak |
| 1999 | Dipodidae Nowak |
| 2002 | Dipodidae Montgelard et al. p. 229 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Dipodidae Waterhouse 1842
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G. Alactaga Cuvier 1838
G. Allactaga Cuvier 1836 [jerboa]
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†Allactaga fru Nesin and Kovalchuk 2017
Invalid names: Mus longipes Linnaeus 1758 [nomen dubium]
G. †Allosminthus Wang 1985
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†Allosminthus diconjugatus Tong 1997
†Allosminthus ernos Wang 1985
†Allosminthus khandae Daxner-Höck 2001
†Allosminthus majusculus Wang 1985
†Allosminthus uniconjugatus Tong 1997
Invalid names: Tatalsminthus Daxner-Höck 2001 [synonym]
G. †Bohlinosminthus Lopatin 1999
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†Bohlinosminthus cubitalus Lopatin 1999
†Bohlinosminthus parvulus Bohlin 1946
†Bohlinosminthus quartus Shevyreva 1970
G. †Brachyscirtetes Schaub 1934
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†Brachyscirtetes robustus Savinov 1970
†Brachyscirtetes tomidai Li 2016
†Brachyscirtetes wimani Schlosser 1924
G. †Heosminthus Wang 1985
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†Heosminthus borrae Daxner-Höck et al. 2014
†Heosminthus chimidae Daxner-Höck et al. 2014
†Heosminthus minutus Daxner-Höck 2001
†Heosminthus nomogenesis Li et al. 2016
†Heosminthus primiveris Wang 1985
†Heosminthus verus Wang 1985
G. Jaculus Erxleben 1777 [jerboa]
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Jaculus blanfordi Murray 1884 [Blanford's jerboa]
Jaculus gordoni Thomas 1911
Jaculus jaculus Linnaeus 1758 [lesser Egyptian jerboa]
G. †Litodonomys Wang and Qiu 2000
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†Litodonomys huangheensis Wang and Qiu 2000
†Litodonomys lajeensis Li and Qiu 1980
†Litodonomys xishuiensis Wang 2003
Subfm. †Lophocricetinae Savinov 1970
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G. †Heterosminthus Schaub 1930
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†Heterosminthus firmus Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000
†Heterosminthus gansus Zheng 1982
†Heterosminthus intermedius Wang 2003
†Heterosminthus lanzhouensis Wang and Qiu 2000
†Heterosminthus minutus Daxner-Höck 2001
†Heterosminthus mongoliensis Zazhigin and Lopatin 2000
†Heterosminthus orientalis Schaub 1930
G. †Lophocricetus Schlosser 1924
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†Lophocricetus grabaui Schlosser 1924
†Lophocricetus pusillus Schaub 1934
G. †Paralactaga Young 1927
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†Paralactaga anderssoni Young 1927
†Paralactaga suni Teilhard de Jardin and Young 1927
G. †Parasminthus Bohlin 1946
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†Parasminthus asiaecentralis Bohlin 1946
†Parasminthus debruijni Lopatin 1999
†Parasminthus tangingoli Bohlin 1946
G. †Proalactaga Savinov 1970
G. †Protalactaga Young 1929
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†Protalactaga moghrebiensis Jaeger 1977
†Protalactaga sefriouii Benammi 1997
†Protalactaga tunggurensis Wood 1936
†Protalactaga tungurrensis Wood 1936
G. Pygeretmus Gloger 1841 [fat-tailed jerboa]
G. Salpingotus Vinogradov 1922 [pygmy jerboa]
G. †Sinosminthus Wang 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available