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Which desert rodent, the '' (Euchoreutes naso), found in the deserts of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, has ears a third longer than its head and hops like a miniature kangaroo on its elongated hind legs?
Answer: Long-eared jerboa — The long-eared jerboa is so rare and elusive that it was filmed in the wild for the first time only in 2007 by a Zoological Society of London expedition—one of the most specialised desert mammals on Earth.
- A Gerbil
- B Long-eared jerboa ✓
- C Dormouse
- D Kangaroo rat
The long-eared jerboa is so rare and elusive that it was filmed in the wild for the first time only in 2007 by a Zoological Society of London expedition—one of the most specialised desert mammals on Earth.