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Cardiocraniinae
Cardiocraniinae
is a
subfamily
of
rodents
in the
family
Dipodidae
, named by the
Russian
zoologist
Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov
in
1925
. These
jumping
rodents are small
mammals
, less than
20
cm
long.
Taxonomy
Genus
Cardiocranius
*Five-toed
pygmy jerboa
,
Cardiocranius
paradoxus
Genus
Salpingotulus
*Baluchistan
pygmy
jerboa
,
Salpingotulus
michaelis
Genus
Salpingotus
, pygmy
jerboas
*Subgenus
Anguistodontus
**Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa,
Salpingotus crassicauda
*Subgenus
Prosalpingotus
**Heptner's pygmy jerboa,
Salpingotus heptneri
**Pale pygmy jerboa,
Salpingotus
pallidus
**Thomas's pygmy jerboa,
Salpingotus thomasi
*Subgenus
Salpingotus
**
Kozlov's pygmy jerboa
,
Salpingotus kozlovi