Cardiocraniinae
Sign in to saveCardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long.
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- Почтовая марка СССР № 5659. 1985. Животные Красной книги СССР.jpg
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- Cardiocraniinae
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- subfamily
- temporal range start
- Late Miocene
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Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long.
== Taxonomy == Genus Cardiocranius Five-toed pygmy jerboa, Cardiocranius paradoxus Genus Salpingotulus Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, Salpingotulus michaelis Genus Salpingotus, pygmy jerboas Subgenus Anguistodontus Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus crassicauda Subgenus Prosalpingotus Heptner's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus heptneri Pale pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus pallidus Thomas's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus thomasi Subgenus Salpingotus Kozlov's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus kozlovi
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