jerboas
Jumping desert rodents
Jerboas are small rodents with extremely long hind legs, short forelegs, and long tufted tails.
Native to the deserts of Asia and North Africa, they move by hopping like tiny kangaroos and can leap several feet to escape predators.
Their oversized ears help regulate body heat in harsh desert environments.
To leave behind completely
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- GobiCentral Asian arid region
- MongoliaCentral Asian landlocked nation
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
arid · sand · steppe · Central Asia · North Africa · Middle East · dunes · underground
Leaping in succession
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
seeds · insects · hibernation · solitary · escape · zigzag · locomotion · feeding
Animal's back limbs
- long tailExtended rear extremity
- large earsOversized auditory organs
- bipedalHaving two feet
- hoppingLeaping in succession
big eyes · whiskers · fur · rodent · nocturnal · burrowing · lightweight · agile
Non-standard kept animal
- captivityState of being confined
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- sand bathImmersion in heated granules
- dietCustomary food consumption
care · illegal · wildlife trade · stress · lifespan · handling · terrarium · substrate
Gnawing mammal order
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- subfamilyTaxonomic rank below family
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
classification · endemic · biodiversity · zoology · specimen · identification · morphology
desert
To leave behind completely
burrow · arid · sand · steppe · Central Asia · North Africa · Middle East · dunes · underground · nocturnal
hopping
Leaping in succession
jumping · seeds · insects · hibernation · solitary · escape · zigzag · locomotion · feeding · digging
hind legs
Animal's back limbs
- long tailExtended rear extremity
- large earsOversized auditory organs
- bipedalHaving two feet
hopping · big eyes · whiskers · fur · rodent · nocturnal · burrowing · lightweight · agile · jumping
exotic pet
Non-standard kept animal
- captivityState of being confined
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- sand bathImmersion in heated granules
diet · care · illegal · wildlife trade · stress · lifespan · handling · terrarium · substrate · enrichment
rodent
Gnawing mammal order
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- subfamilyTaxonomic rank below family
genus · classification · endemic · biodiversity · zoology · specimen · identification · morphology
- desert wildlifecamel, dromedary, gazelle, oryx, sand cat
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
- seed eatersfinch, finches, goldfinch, sparrows, canary
- steppegrassland, Pontic steppe, flat terrain, sparse vegetation, windswept plains