Help save the 'Mickey Mouse of the desert'
Very little is known about the 'Mickey Mouse of the desert' and it is declining as a result of habitat loss. The species represents millions of years of evolutionary history and has few close relatives. It is extremely distinctive and if it disappears there will be nothing like it left on the planet. Habitat maintenance is urgently needed.
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The long-eared jerboa represents millions of years of evolutionary history and while it looks like a small rodent it�s very, very distinct. There�s no other animal of its type.
Many people have heard of threatened rhinos or threatened pandas, but few people have heard of Attenborough's echidna, an egg laying mammal found in the Cyclops mountains, or the long-eared jerboa.
The long-eared jerboa is from Mongolia in the Gobi desert. It resembles a miniature kangaroo with enormous ears.
Little is know about the long-eared jerboa, but it has a small distribution and it's believe to be declining due to over grazing.
We need to go and do initial surveys to define the status of the species, and then we need to work with EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered). Fellows within the country to identify the threat processes so that we can ensure they are reversed.
Jerboas are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long tufted tails and very long hindlegs. The long-eared jerboa can be distinguished from other jerboas by its enormous ears, which are about a third larger than its head. Very little is known about this species. Other jerboas are primarily nocturnal, spending the hours of daylight in underground burrows, which they dig themselves. The species is thought to be declining as a result of human disturbance of its habitat.
Habitat protection and maintenance of protected areas is recommended. Further research into the species� status and ecology as well as an investigation into the main threats.
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The shy jerboa is filmed for first time
TimesOnline 10 December 2007A long-eared jerboa(Zoological Society of London/PA) The long-eared jerboa is one of ten priority species for conservationLewis Smith, Environment Reporter of The TimesView a selection of jerboa video clip http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/n...
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EDGE Species overview
EDGE species have few close relatives and are extremely distinct in the way they look, live and behave. These unique species are also on the verge of extinction, and if they disappear there will be nothing like them left on the planet.Some EDGE species, such as elephants and pandas are well known, but others, such as the Yangtze river dolphin (the world's rarest cetacean), the bu...
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Evolutionary Distinctiveness
Order: RodentiaFamily: DipodidaeThe family Dipodidae (birch mice, jumping mice and jerboas) contains 51 living species in 16 genera. Species in this family are generally characterised by their remarkable adaptations for jumping, which are thought to have evolved as an anti-predator strategy. It is interesting to note that the unrelated hopping mice of Australia and the kangaroo rats...
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