Pygeretmus is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae.[1] It contains the following species:
- Lesser fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus platyurus)
- Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus pumilio)
- Greater fat-tailed jerboa (Pygeretmus shitkovi)
Pygeretmus Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Dipodidae |
Subfamily: | Allactaginae |
Genus: | Pygeretmus Gloger, 1841 |
Type species | |
Dipus platurus | |
Species | |
References
edit- ^ 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.