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Jerboas can hop 10–13 cm (4–5 in) normally but if threatened by a predator the Jerboa can jump up to 3 m (10 ft). [9] Jerboas are most active at twilight (crepuscular). [10] During the heat of the day, they shelter in burrows. At night, they leave the burrows due to the cooler temperature of their environment.
The long-eared jerboa's head and body length measures 70 mm (2.8 in) to 90 mm (3.5 in) while its tail is double this size, between 150 mm (5.9 in) and 162 mm (6.4 in). [3] Like its disproportionately long tail, its hind feet are also large, helping it to jump high, measuring between 40 mm (1.6 in) and 46 mm (1.8 in). [ 3 ]
The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm. [7] The "forelimbs of the jerboa serve as a pair of hands for feeding, grooming, etc." [8] Jerboas use their nose to burrow and push the dirt when looking for food. [9] The male jerboa is usually larger in size and weight in comparison to the female jerboa. [10]
The pelt of the four-toed jerboa is velvety in texture and the upper-parts are speckled black and orange, the rump orange, and the sides gray. The four-toed jerboa hind-limbs have one digit less than other jerboas in the subfamily Allactaginae, but one more hind digit than other jerboas. The extra digit is smaller in size and nonfunctional ...
The small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus, that has five digits. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are hopping rodents of the rocky deserts in Asia. [ 1 ] They have been found in Afghanistan , Armenia , Azerbaijan , China , Georgia , Iran , Kazakhstan , Pakistan , Russia , Tajikistan , Turkey , and ...
Blanford's jerboa is a solitary rodent and digs long tunnels in hard ground in which to live. It uses its incisors to loosen the soil, its fore-limbs for digging and pushing loose material under its body, its hind limbs to kick the soil backwards and its snout to ram loose soil. The tunnels are of three types; temporary short burrows with ...
Williams's jerboa is mainly nocturnal and spends the day in a system of burrows. Emerging at night, it feeds on insects and plant material. [6] The Williams's jerboa is a common food source for the long-eared owl in Turkey. [7] Breeding takes place in spring and summer when two litters, each consisting of three to six young, are reared. [1]
Collectively, the species within the genus may be commonly referred to as "desert jerboas", although this more particularly applied to the lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus). [ 1 ] Species