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title: "Small Five-toed Jerboa"
description: "Scarturus elater — Mammals. The small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus, that has five digits."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/small-five-toed-jerboa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Small Five-toed Jerboa

> Scarturus elater — Mammals. The small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus, that has five digits.

- Scientific name: *Scarturus elater*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 65
- iNaturalist taxon: [1431644](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1431644)

## Names

- en: Small Five-toed Jerboa
- de: Kleiner Pferdespringer
- es: Jerboa Cinco-Tocado Con La Punta Del Pie Pequeno
- fr: Gerboise afghane

## Countries with the most observations

KZ (16), IR (10), RU (4)

## Summary

The small five-toed jerboa (Scarturus elater) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Scarturus, that has five digits. They are hopping rodents of the rocky deserts in Asia. They have been found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. They have long hind feet, short forelimbs, and walk upright. The jerboa body length ranges from 5–15 cm and has a tail ranging from 7–25 cm. They have large ears in comparison to their body size and a large tail. The tail assists and serves as support when the jerboa is standing upright. These…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_five-toed_jerboa

## Photo

![Small Five-toed Jerboa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-five-toed-jerboa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/284746962

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/small-five-toed-jerboa?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).