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Heptner's pygmy jerboa

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Heptner's pygmy jerboa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Salpingotus
Subgenus: Prosalpingotus
Species:
S. heptneri
Binomial name
Salpingotus heptneri
Vorontsov & Smirnov, 1969

Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia. The species is named after Vladimir Geptner.

References

  1. ^ Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2016). "Salpingotus heptneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19864A115153707. Retrieved 24 February 2021.