Dipus Zimmermann 1780 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

See also Gray 1825 and Illiger 1811

Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Heosminthus, Jaculus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides, Stylodipus

Subtaxa: Dipus sagitta

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Ecology: saltatorial herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dipus in the database

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