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New page: {{Taxonomy |name=Long-eared Jerboa |superkingdom= |kingdom=Animalia |phylum=Chordata |class=Mammalia |order=Rodentia |family=Dipodidae |subfamily=Euchoreutinae |genus=Euchoreutes |species=...
{{Taxonomy
|name=Long-eared Jerboa
|superkingdom=
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Mammalia
|order=Rodentia
|family=Dipodidae
|subfamily=Euchoreutinae
|genus=Euchoreutes
|species=E. naso
|binomialname=Euchoreutes naso
}}
The '''long-eared jerboa''', like the regular [[jerboa]], is a small rodent with long hind legs and a tufted tail. As the name implies, the long-eared Jerboa has exceptionally large ears - a third larger than its head.
==Conservation==
Aside from appearance, little is known about this species, but it has been classified as evolutionary distinct and endangered: It is listed as "Endangered" on the ''2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' and is in the Top 10 "Focal Species" list of the [[EDGE project]].
==External Links==
*Baillie, J. 1996: [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8162/summ Euchoreutes naso] In: 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
*EDGE Project: [http://www.edgeofexistence.org/conservation/mammal_focal_species.php Focal Species]
*EDGE Project: [http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=81 Long-eared jerboa]
[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:EDGE Focal Species]]
[[Category:Endangered Animals]]
|name=Long-eared Jerboa
|superkingdom=
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Mammalia
|order=Rodentia
|family=Dipodidae
|subfamily=Euchoreutinae
|genus=Euchoreutes
|species=E. naso
|binomialname=Euchoreutes naso
}}
The '''long-eared jerboa''', like the regular [[jerboa]], is a small rodent with long hind legs and a tufted tail. As the name implies, the long-eared Jerboa has exceptionally large ears - a third larger than its head.
==Conservation==
Aside from appearance, little is known about this species, but it has been classified as evolutionary distinct and endangered: It is listed as "Endangered" on the ''2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' and is in the Top 10 "Focal Species" list of the [[EDGE project]].
==External Links==
*Baillie, J. 1996: [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8162/summ Euchoreutes naso] In: 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
*EDGE Project: [http://www.edgeofexistence.org/conservation/mammal_focal_species.php Focal Species]
*EDGE Project: [http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=81 Long-eared jerboa]
[[Category:Rodents]]
[[Category:EDGE Focal Species]]
[[Category:Endangered Animals]]