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Introduction to the basic knowledge of jerboa

2022-01-19 / 1100 Read

The five-toed jerboa (scientific name: Allactaga sibirica) is a species of jerboa in the genus Jerboidae. Distributed in Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Heilongjiang, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Ningxia, Liaoning, Jilin, Xinjiang, Henan and other places in mainland China, mainly living in grasslands and semi-deserts. The type origin of this species is near Hulun Pool, Mongolia.

Introduction

Jerboa

Chinese name : Jerboa

Latin name: Allactaga sibirica

Aliases: Siberian jerboa, jump free, donkey jump, hard jumper

World: Animalia

Class Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family:Jerboidae

Distribution area: in northern China

English name: Mongolian five-toed Jerboa

Hosts: field crops, grasses and vegetables, etc.

Natural enemies: cats, owls and snakeswait