Cardiocraniinae Explained

Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long.

Taxonomy

• Genus Cardiocranius
  • Five-toed pygmy jerboa, Cardiocranius paradoxus
• Genus Salpingotulus
  • Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, Salpingotulus michaelis
• Genus Salpingotus, pygmy jerboas
  • Subgenus Anguistodontus
    • Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus crassicauda
  • Subgenus Prosalpingotus
    • Heptner's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus heptneri
    • Pale pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus pallidus
    • Thomas's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus thomasi
  • Subgenus Salpingotus
    • Kozlov's pygmy jerboa, Salpingotus kozlovi