Answer: jerboa

AnswerCrossword Clue
JERBOAHopping desert rodent
JERBOASmall, leaping rodent.
JERBOAJumping rodent
JERBOALeaping desert rodent
JERBOAJumping rodent of Asia and Africa
JERBOALeaping rodent
jerboaany of various mouselike rodents of North Africa and Asia, as of the genera Jaculus and Dipus, with long hind legs used for jumping