Allactaga sibirica

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: Inhabits steppe , forest-steppe, semi-desert and desert habitats , preferentially with clay , sandy gravel and stones . Solitary and nocturnal , although it may be crepuscular in spring and autumn. Reported to jump in bounds of up to 2 m. Its permanent burrows are less complex than those of A. major. Burrows extend approximately 5 m in length at a depth of 35-65 cm with no branches. Temporary burrows, in contrast, are shorter (60-120 cm long) and shallower (20-30 cm deep). In southern parts of the area hibernates from September to April in soft nests constructed in its burrow. In northern parts of the area hibernation starts later, after first snow. In spring it is reported to live primarily off of bulbs of Gagea uniflora, although it is also reported to be the most carnivorous of jerboas, eating insects, locusts, and beetles. It also includes leaves, stems and seeds in its diet . Breeding begins in April or May and 1-2 litters may be born in an extended breeding season . Litters normally consist of 2-5 young, although litters of 8-9 have been reported.[1].

List of Habitats:

•     3     Shrubland   
  
•     3.5     Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     4     Grassland   
  
•     4.4     Grassland - Temperate   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Alactaga salicus • Alactaga suschkini • Allactaga alactaga • Allactaga grisescens • Allactaga mongolica • Allactaga semideserta • Allactaga sibirica Forster 1778 • Dipus brachyurus • Dipus halticus • Dipus saltator

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 23-Jan-2002

Similar Species

Members of the genus Allactaga

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. balikunica (Balikun Jerboa) · A. bullata (Gobi Jerboa) · A. elater (Small Five-Toed Jerboa) · A. euphratica (Euphrates Jerboa) · A. firouzi (Iranian Jerboa) · A. hotsoni (Hotsons Five-Toed Jerboa) · A. major (Great Jerboa) · A. severtzovi (Svertzov's Jerboa) · A. sibirica (Siberian Jerboa) · A. tetradactyla (Four-Toed Jerboa) · A. vinogradovi (Vinogradov's Jerboa)

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Further Reading

• Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946 / by J.R. Ellerman and T.C.S. Morrison-Scott. London: BM(NH), 1966. url p. 528, p. 528, p. 529.
• MAB Information System: Biosphere Reserves, Compilation 4, October 1986: Supplement January 1988 UNESCO, IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre url .
• Mammals of the Soviet Union / V.G. Heptner, A.A. Nasimovich, and A.G. Bannikov; scientific editor, Robert S. Hoffmann. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, 1988- url p. 427.
• The families and genera of living rodents / by J.R. Ellerman; with a list of named forms (1758-1936) by R.W. Hayman and G.W.C.Holt. London: British Museum, 1940. url p. 583, p. 586, p. 587.
• University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 16 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 839.

Notes

Contributors

• Batsaikhan, N., Avirmed, D., Tinnin, D., Sukhchuluun, G. & Lkhagvasuren, D. 2008. Allactaga sibirica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:

• Field Museum, Mammal specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 110114
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-609741
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13853449
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 609741
• IUCN ID: 189786
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1724

Footnotes

1. Batsaikhan, N., Avirmed, D., Tinnin, D., Sukhchuluun, G. & Lkhagvasuren, D. 2008. Allactaga sibirica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]

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