Name:Allactaga elater
Alias:Allactaga elater,Jerboa, jumping rabbit, donkey jump, hard jump
Outline:Rodents
Family:Rodentia Jerboa F.Jerboa
length:About 100 mm
IUCN:LC
The small five-toed jerboa belongs to the subfamily Allactaginae. Jerboas are distributed in deserts and arid areas in North Africa, Arabia and northern Asia. They are one of the few mammals in this extreme environment. The species-level classification status of the small five-toed jerboa is stable and undisputed. There are many subspecies, but there is only one subspecies in China - the Junggar subspecies (<A. elater dzungariae>).
The small five-toed jerboa mainly inhabits semi-desert grasslands rich in Artemisia, Stipa desert steppes, Achnatherum splendens and Haloxylon ammodendron. It feeds on the branches, leaves, rhizomes and bark of a variety of plants.