Ningxia Three-toed Jerboa

Ningxia Three-toed JerboaThis jerboa was described from southern Ningxia, China. It has long ears, a dark stripe on its back, and white underparts and feet. A survey near Xiji County caught animals in ploughed fields and herb-covered set-aside land.What does it look like?The head and back are dark ocherous brown with a dark longitudinal stripe. The underside and front and sides of the feet are white; the long ears can cover the eye when bent forward.How does it live?This jerboa was described from southern Ningxia, China. It has long ears, a dark stripe on its back, and white underparts and feet. A survey near Xiji County caught animals in ploughed fields and herb-covered set-aside land.A survey near Xiji County caught three individuals in ploughed potato fields and five in set-aside fields with low, dense herbaceous cover after afforestation. One animal brought in by people could not be assigned to a habitat.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.