Baluchistan pygmy jerboa
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| phylum | Chordata | The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, or the dwarf three-toed jerboa, (Salpingotulus michaelis) is endemic to Pakistan. Adults average only 4.4 cm (1.7 in) in head and body length, with the tail averaging 8 cm (3.1 in). Adult females weigh 3.75 g (0.132 oz). In the 2010 Guinness World Book of Records, it was listed as tied for the smallest rodent in the world with the African pygmy mouse.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Dipodidae | |
| genus | Salpingotulus | |
| species | S. michaelis |
