Five-toed pygmy jerboa
| Five-toed pygmy jerboa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cardiocraniinae |
| Tribe: | Cardiocraniini Vinogradov, 1925 |
| Genus: | Cardiocranius Satunin, 1903 |
| Species: | C. paradoxus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus Satunin, 1903 | |
The five-toed pygmy jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Cardiocranius. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.
Its natural habitat is temperate desert. This species is not well known and its population and conservation status are unresolved.
References
- ↑ Batsaikhan, N.; Avirmed, D. & Tinnin, D. (2008). "Cardiocranius paradoxus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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