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Balikun Jerboa

Allactaga (Orientallactaga) balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964

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.

Distribution of Allactaga species. A. major in brown, A. severtzovi in yellow, A. sibirica in red, A. bullata in blue, A. balikunica in green, A. tetradactyla in purple, A. hotsoni in orange, A. firouzi in pink (in box). Several species overlap, particularly A. sibirica.

Distribution of Allactaga species. A. major in brown, A. severtzovi in yellow, A. sibirica in red, A. bullata in blue, A. balikunica in green, A. tetradactyla in purple, A. hotsoni in orange, A. firouzi in pink (in box). Several species overlap, particularly A. sibirica.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Balikun jerboa (Allactaga balikunica) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in arid areas of northwestern China and Mongolia. It eats green plants, plant roots, seeds, grasshoppers and beetles.

Wikipedia contributors, Balikun jerboa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:36:17.743110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Allactaga (Orientallactaga) balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964
Name authority
Hsia & Fang, 1964
Common name
Balikun Jerboa
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Dipodidae
Genus
Allactaga
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyDipodoidea Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
  14. familyDipodidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
  15. subfamilyAllactaginae Vinogradov, 1925
  16. genusAllactaga F. Cuvier, 1837
  17. subgenusOrientallactaga Shenbrot, 1984
  18. speciesAllactaga (Orientallactaga) balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Allactaga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Small Five-toed JerboaAllactaga (Allactaga) elater (Lichtenstein, 1828)DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gobi JerboaAllactaga (Orientallactaga) bullata G. M. Allen, 1925DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Euphrates JerboaAllactaga (Paralactaga) euphratica Thomas, 1881DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hotson's Five-toed JerboaAllactaga (Allactaga) hotsoni Thomas, 1920DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Severtzov's JerboaAllactaga (Allactaga) severtzovi Vinogradov, 1925DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mongolian Five-toed JerboaAllactaga (Orientallactaga) sibirica (Forster, 1778)DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Allactaga toussi Darvish, Hajjar, Matin, Haddad & Akbary rad, 2008DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Vinogradov's JerboaAllactaga (Allactaga) vinogradovi Argyropulo, 1941DipodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 43 records assigned to Dipodidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=609733 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.

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:BSVQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.