| Greater Egyptian jerboa Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Present
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dipodidae |
| Genus: | Jaculus |
| Species: | J. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Jaculus orientalis Erxleben, 1777
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The greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae.[2] It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and is possibly extinct in the Negev Desert of Israel. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and arable land.
- ^ Aulagnier, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Jaculus orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10913A115518664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T10913A22201033.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 884. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.