Dipodidae

Amr, Zuhair S., Abu, Mohammad A., Qumsiyeh, Mazin & Eid, Ehab, 2018, Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan, Zootaxa 4397 (1), pp. 1-94 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5991707
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scientific name	Dipodidae
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Family Dipodidae View in CoL

The elongated hind limbs and short forearms characterize members of this family, resembling kangaroo rats. This is an adaptation for saltatorial movement. Two genera are recognized in Jordan, Allactaga and Jaculus . Both contain one species that are found in dry arid parts of the country (Wilson et al. 2017).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Dipodidae

Specimens

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