what rodent is native to the desert
The jerboa (from Arabic: Ø¬Ø±Ø¨ÙØ¹ââ jarbÅ«Ê» ) forms the bulk of the membership of the family Dipodidae. Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and Manchuria. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to 24 kilometres per hour.