Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Kozlov’s Pygmy JerboaScientific Name: Salpingotus kozloviCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Head-and-body length: 1.7–2.2 in (4.3–5.6 cm); Tail: 3.7–4.7 in (9.5–12.0 cm)Weight: 0.25–0.45 oz (7–13 g); among the smallest rodents in...

Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Baluchistan Pygmy JerboaScientific Name: Salpingotulus michaelisCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Head-body length: 1.4–1.8 in (3.6–4.6 cm); Tail length: 2.8–3.5 in (7.0–9.0 cm)Weight: 0.11–0.14 oz (3.2–4.1 g); recognized as one of the...

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Thick-tailed Pygmy JerboaScientific Name: Salpingotus crassicaudaCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Dipodidae & Pygmy JerboasSize: Body length: 1.6–2.0 in (4.1–5.0 cm); Tail length: 3.5–4.5 in (8.9–11.4 cm)Weight: 0.25–0.42 oz (7–12 g); One of...

Spinifex Hopping Mouse

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Spinifex Hopping MouseScientific Name: Notomys alexisCategory: MammalsSubcategory: Muridae & Old World MiceSize: Head-body length: 3.5–4.5 in (9–11.5 cm); Tail length: 5.0–6.0 in (12.5–15 cm)Weight: 0.95–1.75 oz (27–50 g); Slender...