JERBOA 



Jaculus 



Somali name, Walo 



DESCRIPTION. This jerboa is smaller than /. gordoni and 

 somewhat paler in colour. The most marked characteristic about 

 the fur is the presence of a well-marked postauricular white patch. 

 Not till other specimens are obtained, however, will it be possible 

 to differentiate between this specimen from Berbera and the 

 Soudan one, /. gordoni. 



MEASUREMENTS of an adult male caught near the town of 

 Berbera : 



Head and body . . . . * .no mm. 



Tail . .... ... 170 



Hindfoot. . . . . . . .19 



Ear. ..... . 23 



DISTRIBUTION. The jerboa described above comes from the 

 coast, but two other specimens which may prove to be similar 

 were obtained by me at Upper Sheikh and Ber. 



HABITS. The jerboas make delightful pets, and are not 

 difficult to rear in captivity. They are nocturnal in their habits 

 and chiefly graminivorous. 



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