Least ConcernLong-eared Jerboa
Euchoreutes naso
One of the 3 jerboas on WAnimals
Mammals · Rodentia · Dipodidae
Jaculus jaculus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It can leap as far as 1.5 metres at full speed, covering up to 10 kilometres in a single night's foraging. It digs spiral burrows with several hidden exits, as much as 1.2 metres deep.
Weight
43 g – 73 g
Size
9.5 cm – 11 cm
Life expectancy
4 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: AnAge · Animalia.bio · Animal Diversity Web · Website of Everything · Encyclopedia of Life · Wikipedia · PMC
Best time: All year round in the Sahara, the Middle East and Arabia, at night; its leaps and its two-footed trail are unmistakable on the sand.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 26.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Lesser Egyptian Jerboa — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about lesser egyptian jerboa.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
