• This superfamily includes over 50 species among the 16 genera in 3 families.[2][3] They include the jerboas (family Dipodidae), jumping mice (family Zapodidae)...
  • The combination of both olfactory communication and acute auditory perception makes Dipodidae one of the most successful rodent families regarding...
  • The Dipodidae include the jerboas of Africa and Asia. These desert-dwelling rodents are bipedal jumpers, with greatly enlongate hind limbs and shortened front...
  • The family Dipodidae includes the birch mice, jumping mice, and jerboas, a total of around 51 species in 15 genera.
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  • Mating systems of closely related species in the family Dipodidae suggest that they may be polygynous.
  • Until such information become available, we maintain a modification of Vinogradov’s classification and recognize a single family, Dipodidae, with subfamilies...
  • Dipodidae - birch mice, jerboas, jumping mice. Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse There are around 50 species of small rodents in this family.