Heptner's pygmy jerboa
Species of rodent
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Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia. The species is named after Vladimir Geptner.
| Heptner's pygmy jerboa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Genus: | Salpingotus |
| Subgenus: | Prosalpingotus |
| Species: | S. heptneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Salpingotus heptneri Vorontsov & Smirnov, 1969 | |
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| Salpingotus distribution S. heptneri in green | |
