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title: "Great Jerboa"
description: "Allactaga major — Mammiferi. The great jerboa (Allactaga major) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/great-jerboa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Jerboa

> Allactaga major — Mammiferi. The great jerboa (Allactaga major) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.

- Scientific name: *Allactaga major*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 137
- Wikidata: [Q1768304](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768304)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43855](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43855)

## Names

- en: Great Jerboa
- de: Großer Pferdespringer
- es: Gran Jerboa
- fr: Grande gerboise
- nl: Grote paardenspringmuis
- pl: Alaktaga duża

## Countries with the most observations

RU (37), KZ (22), UA (4)

## Summary

The great jerboa (Allactaga major) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. It mainly lives in deserts.

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

## Photo

![Great Jerboa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-jerboa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allactaga_major.jpg

## Machine access

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