Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 871 893 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Allactaga (Paralactaga) euphratica Thomas 1881 Allactaga (Paralactaga) euphratica Thomas 1881 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 8: 15 . Type Locality: Iraq (no other information). Vernacular Names: Euphrates Jerboa . Synonyms: Allactaga (Paralactaga) kivanci Çolak and Yi?it 1998 . Distribution: Steppe and semi-desert from SE Turkey ( Colak et al., 1994 ) south through Syria and Iraq to Jordan ( Qumsiyeh, 1996 ), N Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (essentially as outlined by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951 ; see also Colak et al., 1994 , and references therein; Hatt, 1959 ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Subgenus Paralactaga . Many authors incorrectly employ the name williamsi for this species, but that name refers to a different species (see account of A. williamsi ). Following Corbet (1978 c :155) , A. euphratica is considered a separate species from A. hotsoni . Reviewed by Colak et al. (1994) .