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Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lesser Egyptian Jerboa is referenced by 113 other articles, and connects out to Dipodidae, Africa and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Fauna of Egypt and Fauna of the Sahara.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 7.3 years (captivity) Observations: These animals are difficult to breed in captivity, though some success has been obtained recently in several institutions. One captive specimen lived for 7.3 years (Richard Weigl 2005). There is a considerable variance in the age at sexual maturity and the gestation period reported for this species in different sources.
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Jaculus jaculus
- taxon name
- Jaculus jaculus
- taxon common name
- xerbu exipciu
- longest observed lifespan
- 7.3
- short name
- J. jaculus
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Encyclopedic overview
The lesser jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and grasses.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lesser Egyptian Jerboa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.