Dipus

Dipus, meaning "two foot" in Ancient Greek, is a genus of jerboa. Today only a single species is usually recognized, the northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta), widespread throughout Central Asia. Some authors recognize a second species, the Qaidam three-toed jerboa (Dipus deasyi) from the Qaidam Basin of western China.^[1] The genus has a fossil record that dates back to the Miocene, with several extinct species known from Asia.^[2][3] The oldest dated species is Dipus conditor.

Dipus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent
Northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Dipodidae
Tribe:	Dipodini
Genus:	Dipus Zimmermann, 1780
Type species
Mus sagitta Pallas, 1773
Species
Dipus sagitta Dipus deasyi †Dipus conditor †Dipus essedum †Dipus fraudator †Dipus singularis