Thomas's pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to Afghanistan. Its natural habitat is temperate

desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...

. This species is known only from the type specimen and lately is synonymized with

Baluchistan pygmy jerboa The Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotulus michaelis'') or dwarf three-toed jerboa, is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Salpingotulus''. Adults average only in head and body length, with the t ...

(''Salpingotulus michaelis'') due to conspecifity.

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* * Salpingotus Mammals of Afghanistan Endemic fauna of Afghanistan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1928 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{rodent-stub