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title: "Lesser Egyptian Jerboa"
description: "Jaculus jaculus — Mammiferi. The lesser jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-egyptian-jerboa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

> Jaculus jaculus — Mammiferi. The lesser  jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East.

- Scientific name: *Jaculus jaculus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 256
- Wikidata: [Q920382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q920382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43906](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43906)

## Names

- en: Lesser Egyptian Jerboa
- de: Kleine Wüstenspringmaus
- es: Jerbo Egipcio Menor
- fr: Petite gerboise d'Égypte
- nl: Kleine woestijnspringmuis
- pl: Podskoczek egipski

## Countries with the most observations

MA (43), IL (28), EH (26), AE (6), DZ (5), SA (4)

## Summary

The lesser  jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) is a small rodent of Africa and the Middle East. Its diet consists mainly of seeds and grasses.

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

## Photo

![Lesser Egyptian Jerboa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-egyptian-jerboa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251680873

## Machine access

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