Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov, 1924

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa

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Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov, 1924

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Stephanie Bunker, University of Michigan
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Bunker, S. 1999. "Salpingotus crassicauda" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 26, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Salpingotus_crassicauda.html. 

 

Head and body range in length from 41 to 47 mm. The tail is more than double the length of the body, ranging in length from 93 to 126 mm. The tail is swollen at the proximal end, due to fat storage, and it is covered with short hairs that become longer toward the terminal end. The metatarsals are extended and range from 20 to 25 mm. There are only three toes present in each hind foot of Salpingotus crassicauda. It has tufts of hair beneath each toe, which aid in gripping when running on soft sand. Salpingotus crassicauda has external ears that are small and round (MacDonald 1984, Nowak 1991, Ognev 1963).

 
"Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov, 1924". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/327887". Accessed 21 Mar 2010.