NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Northern Three-toed Jerboa
Dipus sagitta (Pallas, 1773)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is the only extant species within the genus Dipus.
It ranges across Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, China and Mongolia. A common species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature rates it as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Northern three-toed jerboa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:27:30.994508+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dipus sagitta (Pallas, 1773)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1773)
- Common name
- Northern Three-toed Jerboa
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Dipodidae
- Genus
- Dipus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyDipodoidea Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- familyDipodidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyDipodinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- genusDipus Zimmermann, 1780
- speciesDipus sagitta (Pallas, 1773)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dipus deasyi Barrett-Hamilton, 1900 Barrett-Hamilton, 1900 | synonym |
| Dipus halli Sowerby, 1920 Sowerby, 1920 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta zaissanensis Selevin, 1934 Selevin, 1934 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta austrouralensis Shenbrot, 1991 Shenbrot, 1991 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta bulganensis Shenbrot, 1991 Shenbrot, 1991 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta fuscocanus Wang, 1964 Wang, 1964 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta megacranius Shenbrot, 1991 Shenbrot, 1991 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta turanicus Shenbrot, 1991 Shenbrot, 1991 | synonym |
| Dipus lagopus Lichtenstein, 1823 Lichtenstein, 1823 | synonym |
| Dipus nogai Satunin, 1907 Satunin, 1907 | synonym |
| Dipus sowerbyi Thomas, 1908 Thomas, 1908 | synonym |
| Dipodipus sagitta innae Ognev, 1930 Ognev, 1930 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta ubsanensis Bannikov, 1947 Bannikov, 1947 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta aksuensis Wang, 1964 Wang, 1964 | synonym |
| Dipus sagitta usuni Shenbrot, 1991 Shenbrot, 1991 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=609755 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36R7T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.