Dipodidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 81 100 book chapter 60686 10.5281/zenodo.6591722 9d33d7df-dc06-426e-8945-d99b967af193 978-84-16728-04-6 6591722 29. Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa Stylodipus sungorus French: Gerboise de Dzoungarie / German: Mongolei-Dickschwanzspringmaus / Spanish: Jerbo tridactilo de Zungaria Taxonomy. Stylodipus sungorus Sokolov & Shenbrot, 1987 , 15 km E Tsargin , GoviAltai Aimag , Mongolia . Based on DNA analysis, J. Pisano and colleagues in 2015 demonstrated that S. sungorus and S. telum were sister species. Monotypic. Distribution. NW China (NE Xinjiang) and SW Mongolia (Dzungarian Gobi De-Descriptive notes. Head-body 125-130 mm, tail 150-165 mm, ear 18-20 mm, hindfoot 54-57 mm; weight 80-95 g. Head and dorsum of the Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa are sandy gray without any reddish brown; sides and ventral pelage are pure white; white patch behind ear is well expressed; and tail is fatty in adults, with slightly flattened light gray terminal tuft not forming a banner. Toes on hindfeet are covered from below with brushes ofrelatively short soft hairs; external hairs of brushes are white, and internal hairs are black or dark brown. Front surfaces of incisors are white. P' is absent. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 58 and FN = 94. Habitat. Coarse-gravel hill slopes in semi-desert covered with sagebrush ( Artemisia , Asteraceae ), Stipa (Poaceae) , and Allium (Amaryllidaceae) . Food and Feeding. Diet of the Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa contains green plant material (72% by volume), roots and bulbs (22%), and seeds (6%); consumption of insects has not been recorded. Breeding. Breeding of Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboas occurs in July. Litters have 2-6 young. Overwintering females probably produce onelitter per year. Activity patterns. The Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa is nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Pisano et al. (2015), Sokolov & Shenbrot (1987).