Pygeretmus
| Pygeretmus Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Subfamily: | Allactaginae |
| Genus: | Pygeretmus Gloger, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Dipus platurus Lichtenstein, 1823 (amended to Dipus platyurus) | |
| Species | |
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| Pygeretmus distribution P. pumilio in red, P. platyurus in blue, P. zhitkovi in green | |
Pygeretmus is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species:
- Lesser fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus platyurus)
- Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio)
- Greater fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus shitkovi)
References
- 1 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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