Pale Pygmy Jerboa
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The Pale Pygmy Jerboa or Pallid Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus pallidus) is a species of rodent
in the Dipodidae
family. It is endemic to Kazakhstan
. It has a gaping jaw that is able to unhinge like that of a snake.
There are only five pairs known to exist.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Dipodidae
Dipodidae
The Dipodidae, or dipodids, are a family of rodents found across the northern hemisphere. This family includes over 50 species among the 16 genera....
family. It is endemic to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It has a gaping jaw that is able to unhinge like that of a snake.
There are only five pairs known to exist.