Wildlifeof China
Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
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Scarturus elater
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, green vegetation and insects
Habitat
Desert, semidesert and dry steppe
Range
Western and Central Asia eastward toward northwestern China
Size
Approximately 9–13cm head-and-body length
The northern small five-toed jerboa is a lightly built nocturnal rodent with long hind legs, relatively short forelimbs, large ears and a tail ending in a black-and-white tuft. Five toes are retained on each hind foot. Its sandy coat provides camouflage in the deserts and dry steppes of western and Central Asia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It shelters by day in a sealed burrow and emerges at night to eat seeds, green vegetation and insects. Rapid bipedal hopping allows the jerboa to cross open ground and change direction abruptly when disturbed. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa eat?
- Seeds, green vegetation and insects
- What habitat does the Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa live in?
- Desert, semidesert and dry steppe
- Where is the Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa found?
- Western and Central Asia eastward toward northwestern China
- How big is the Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa?
- Approximately 9–13cm head-and-body length