Heptner's pygmy jerboa

Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.

Heptner's pygmy jerboa

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Salpingotus
Subgenus: Prosalpingotus
Species:
S. heptneri
Binomial name
Salpingotus heptneri
Vorontsov & Smirnov, 1969

References

  1. Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Salpingotus heptneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient


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