Comb-toed jerboa

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Comb-toed jerboa

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |last1=Cassola |first1=F. |year=2016 |title=Paradipus ctenodactylus |volume=2016 |errata=2017 |page=e.T16074A115131306 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16074A22199540.en |access-date=15 September 2024}}

| display_parents = 3

| grandparent_authority = Pavlinov & Shenbrot, 1983

| genus = Paradipus

| parent_authority = Vinogradov, 1930

| species = ctenodactylus

| authority = (Vinogradov, 1929)

| synonyms = *Scirtopoda ctenodactyla Vinogradov, 1929

| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Paradipus ctenodactylus (Vinogradov, 1929) |url=https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001992 |website=Mammal Diversity Database |publisher=American Society of Mammalogists |access-date=4 October 2024}}

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The comb-toed jerboa (Paradipus ctenodactylus) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is monotypic within the genus Paradipus.*{{MSW3 Dipodidae | id = 12900003 | pages = 884-885}} It is found in Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Distribution and habitat

The comb-toed jerboa can be found in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, the Kyzylkum Desert in Khazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and Dasht-e Kavir in Iran. It prefers sandy desert habitats where shrubs grow.

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