Wildlifeof China
Siberian Jerboa
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY 4.0
Orientallactaga sibirica
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, green vegetation and insects
Habitat
Steppe, semidesert and desert
Range
Central Asia, Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia
Size
Approximately 12–18cm head-and-body length
The Siberian jerboa is a bipedal rodent with extremely long hind legs, short forelimbs, large ears and a long tail ending in a black-and-white tuft. Its sandy-grey coat camouflages it in open arid terrain. The species ranges across Central Asia, Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It inhabits steppe, semidesert and desert, spending daylight in a burrow and emerging after dark. Seeds, green vegetation and insects are eaten. When alarmed it escapes through fast, irregular bounds, using the tail to balance and turn. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Siberian Jerboa eat?
- Seeds, green vegetation and insects
- What habitat does the Siberian Jerboa live in?
- Steppe, semidesert and desert
- Where is the Siberian Jerboa found?
- Central Asia, Mongolia, northern China and southern Siberia
- How big is the Siberian Jerboa?
- Approximately 12–18cm head-and-body length