Euphrates jerboa

Euphrates jerboa

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Dipodidae
Subfamily : Allactaginae
Species : Allactaga euphratica

 

The Euphrates jerboa is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Euphrates jerboa

Range and Population Allactaga euphratica is recorded from Turkey, Syria, eastern Jordan, extending east to northern Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, north through Iraq to the Caucasus, northern Iran, and eastern Afghanistan. (Full text)

1. Euphrates, Euphrates River -- (a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia)
Euphrates
Euphrates River
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