The Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa (Salpingotus crassicauda) is a species of rodent

Rodent

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 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 found in China

China

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, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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, and Mongolia

Mongolia

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. Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are temperate grassland

Grassland

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 and temperate desert

Desert

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. It is threatened by habitat loss.

This species grows to around 1 inch as an adult and is primarily a herbivore, they will eat many leafy greens, nuts, and small insects. They get most of their water intake from the food that they consume, however they will drink water if they can find it.