jerboa
Tiny kangaroo-like rodent
A jerboa is a small rodent of Asian and North African deserts, notable for its extremely long hind legs and kangaroo-like hopping locomotion.
Jerboas have large ears, long tufted tails, and can leap remarkable distances relative to their body size.
They are nocturnal burrowers, emerging at night to forage for seeds and insects.
Rear locomotive appendages
elongated · tufted · balancing · large eyes · silky · tiny · lightweight · compact
Fine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- aridDevoid of water
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- kangaroo ratNorth American hopping rodent
fennec · scorpion · oasis · camel · nomad · drought · sunbaked · wadi
Small gnawing mammal
- gerbilSmall burrowing pet rodent
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
- kangaroo ratNorth American hopping rodent
- chinchillaDense-furred Andean rodent
dormouse · vole · cavy · pika · agouti · lemming · gnawing · burrow
Sudden springing movement
bounce · bipedal · hindlegs · pounce · zigzag · escape · agile · swift
Light after sunset
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
burrow · owls · stars · lunar · nighttime · midnight · stargazing · bioluminescence
hindlegs
Rear locomotive appendages
fur · elongated · tufted · balancing · large eyes · silky · tiny · lightweight · compact · rodent
sand
Fine rock particles
kangaroo rat · fennec · scorpion · oasis · camel · nomad · drought · sunbaked · wadi · xerophyte
mouse
Small gnawing mammal
- gerbilSmall burrowing pet rodent
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
- kangaroo ratNorth American hopping rodent
chinchilla · dormouse · vole · cavy · pika · agouti · lemming · gnawing · burrow · seed-eating
leap
Sudden springing movement
hop · bounce · bipedal · hindlegs · pounce · zigzag · escape · agile · swift · erratic
twilight
Light after sunset
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- nightfallOnset of darkness
dusk · burrow · owls · stars · lunar · nighttime · midnight · stargazing · bioluminescence · predators
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
- desert wildlifecamel, dromedary, gazelle, oryx, sand cat
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- Jumpersfrog, kangaroo, grasshopper, flea, rabbit
- desert mammalscamel, dromedary, fennec fox, kangaroo rat, gerbil