Jaculus (rodent)

The genus Jaculus is a member of the Dipodinae subfamily of dipodoid rodents (jerboas). Jaculus species are distributed in desert and semi-arid regions across northern Africa, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, Arabia, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Collectively, the species within the genus may be commonly referred to as "desert jerboas", although this more particularly applied to the lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus).

Species
The following species are recognised for the genus Jaculus:
 * Blanford's jerboa, Jaculus blanfordi
 * Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus
 * Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis
 * Thaler's jerboa Jaculus thaleri
 * African hammada jerboa Jaculus hirtipes