Balikun jerboa
| Balikun jerboa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Genus: | Allactaga |
| Subgenus: | Orientallactaga |
| Species: | A. balikunica |
| Binomial name | |
| Allactaga balikunica Hsia & Fang, 1964 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Allactaga nataliae Sokolov, 1981 | |
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.