Jaculus Erxleben 1777 (jerboa)
PaleoDB taxon number: 233553
Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to Z. B. Mirza 1965
Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allosminthus, Bohlinosminthus, Brachyscirtetes, Heosminthus, Litodonomys, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Onjosminthus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Protalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinosminthus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides
Subtaxa: Jaculus blanfordi, Jaculus gordoni, Jaculus jaculus
Ecology: saltatorial herbivore