Baluchistan pygmy jerboa

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phylum Chordata The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, or the dwarf three-toed jerboa, (Salpingotulus michaelis) is endemic to Pakistan. Adults average only 4.4 cm (1.7 in) in head and body length, with the tail averaging 8 cm (3.1 in). Adult females weigh 3.75 g (0.132 oz). In the 2010 Guinness World Book of Records, it was listed as tied for the smallest rodent in the world with the African pygmy mouse.


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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Rodentia
family Dipodidae
genus Salpingotulus
species S. michaelis