Heptner's pygmy jerboa

Heptner's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus heptneri) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia. The species is named after Vladimir Geptner.

Heptner's pygmy jerboa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Dipodidae
Genus:	Salpingotus
Subgenus:	Prosalpingotus
Species:	S. heptneri
Binomial name
Salpingotus heptneri Vorontsov & Smirnov, 1969