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Jaculus blanfordi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Sciurognathi
Infraordo: Myodonta
Superfamilia: Dipodoidea
Familia: Dipodidae
Subfamilia: Dipodinae
Genus: Jaculus
Species: Jaculus blanfordi

Name

Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884)

Type locality: Iran (Bushire)

Synonyms

* Dipus blanfordi Murray, 1884
* Jaculus turcmenicus Vinogradov & Bondar, 1949
* Jaculus turcmenicus margianus Shenbrot, 1990


References

* Jaculus blanfordi on Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* IUCN link: Jaculus blanfordi (Murray, 1884) (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Blanford's Jerboa

Blanford's Jerboa (Jaculus blanfordi) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
References

^ Shenbrot, G. & Molur, S. (2008). Jaculus blanfordi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. Pp. 871-893 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Tchabovsky, A. 1996. Jaculus turcmenicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

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