Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa

Species of rodent

Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Stylodipus
Species:
S. telum
Binomial name
Stylodipus telum
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus telum) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Its typical habitat is steppe, desert and mountain grassland where it is often found among saltbush and Artemisia in sandy or clayey soils.[2]

Description

The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa grows to a length of 104 to 133 mm (4.1 to 5.2 in) with a tail as long again and a weight of 70 to 90 grams (2.5 to 3.2 oz). The crown of the head is dark-coloured but the rest of the coat is pale greyish-yellow with many longer guard hairs with blackish tips. A white band stretches across the hips and the flanks are straw-coloured with dark flecks.[2]

Behaviour

The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa is nocturnal and is a solitary animal. It lives in a complex burrow system that may extend for two and a half metres, with many entrances each loosely blocked with a plug of soil. It also has shallow burrows within its home range which may be used by more than one individual and into which it can retreat. It feeds on green parts of plants, bulbs and seeds but does not store food for the winter. Females usually have two litters per year, each consisting of two to four young, one in spring and the other in autumn.[2]

Status

The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa has a wide range and presumed large total population. The main threat it faces is conversion of the steppe to agricultural use. Its population size is believed to be in slow decline but the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017). "Stylodipus telum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21103A22200078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21103A22200078.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Andrew T. Smith; Yan Xie (2008). A guide to the mammals of China. Princeton University Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2.
  • Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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Extant species of family Dipodidae
Sicistinae
Sicista
(Birch mice)
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  • long-tailed birch mouse (Sicista caudata)
  • Chinese birch mouse (Sicista concolor)
  • Kazbeg birch mouse (Sicista kazbegica)
  • Kluchor birch mouse (Sicista kluchorica)
  • Nordmann's birch mouse (Sicista loriger)
  • Altai birch mouse (Sicista napaea)
  • gray birch mouse (Sicista pseudonapaea)
  • Severtzov's birch mouse (Sicista severtzovi)
  • Strand's birch mouse (Sicista strandi)
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  • Tien Shan birch mouse (Sicista tianshanica)
  • Hungarian birch mouse (Sicista trizona)
Zapodinae
(Jumping mice)
Eozapus
  • Chinese jumping mouse (Eozapus setchuanus)
Napaeozapus
  • Woodland jumping mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
Zapus
  • Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius)
  • Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
  • Pacific jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus)
Allactaginae
(Jerboas)
Allactaga
Subgenus Allactaga
Iranian jerboa (Allactaga firouzi)
Hotson's jerboa (Allactaga hotsoni)
great jerboa (Allactaga major)
Svertzov's jerboa (Allactaga severtzovi)
Subgenus Orientallactaga
Balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica)
Gobi jerboa (Allactaga bullata)
Mongolian five-toed jerboa (Allactaga sibirica)
Allactodipus
  • Bobrinski's jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii)
Pygeretmus
  • lesser fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus platyurus)
  • dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio)
  • greater fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus shitkovi)
Scarturus
  • small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater)
  • Euphrates jerboa (Scarturus euphratica)
  • four-toed jerboa (Scarturus tetradactyla)
  • Vinogradov's jerboa (Scarturus vinogradovi)
  • Williams's jerboa (Scarturus williamsi)
Cardiocraniinae
(Jerboas)
Cardiocranius
  • five-toed pygmy jerboa (Cardiocranius paradoxus)
Salpingotulus
  • Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (Salpingotulus michaelis)
Salpingotus
Subgenus Anguistodontus
thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda)
Subgenus Prosalpingotus
Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri)
pale pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus pallidus)
Thomas's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus thomasi)
Subgenus Salpingotus
Kozlov's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus kozlovi)
Dipodinae
(Jerboas)
Dipus
  • northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta)
Eremodipus
  • Lichtenstein's jerboa (Eremodipus lichtensteini)
Jaculus
  • Blanford's jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi)
  • lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
  • greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)
Stylodipus
  • Andrews's three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus andrewsi)
  • Mongolian three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus sungorus)
  • thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (Stylodipus telum)
Paradipus
  • comb-toed jerboa (Paradipus ctenodactylus)
Euchoreutinae
(Jerboas)
Euchoreutes
  • long-eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Stylodipus telum
Dipus telum