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five-toed pygmy jerboa	thick-tailed pygmy jerboa
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Dwarf jerboas

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Dipodidae
Subfamily : Cardiocraniinae

Facts about the subfamily Cardiocraniinae, the dwarf jerboas

Mongols have different names for different jerboas: the large, long-eared ones are called alagdaaga (this word became their scientific name), small short-eared ones are emuraanch, and dwarf jerboas are called daahai. (Full text)