jerboa in English
noun
1
a desert-dwelling rodent with very long hind legs that enable it to walk upright and perform long jumps, found from North Africa to central Asia.
The family Dipodidae includes the birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas , a total of around 51 species in 15 genera.
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1. The Gobi jerboa was discovered in 1925 by Glover Morrill Allen.
2. Some species of the jerboa family have long ears like a rabbit, whilst others have ears that are short like those of a mouse or rat.