First Record of a Completely Albinotic (OCA Type 1) Wild Lesser Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus in the World from Saudi Arabia
First Record of a Completely Albinotic (OCA Type 1) Wild Lesser Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus in the World from Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz R. Alqahtani1 and Fouad Abdel Hamid2*
ABSTRACT
Albinism is a deficiency in melanin production due to genetic anomalies, which appear as the lack of coloration of part or in the whole body of an organism. These conditions are rare in wild animal populations. Here, we report the world’s first record of a completely albinotic (OCA type 1) wild lesser jerboa Jaculus jaculus. During the survey on mammals in southwest Saudi Arabia on 15 May 2022, we captured one specimen of an adult albino male individual of lesser jerboa, in the region of southern Tathlith governorate in Asir province southwest of Saudi Arabia, in a sandy area with light vegetation cover surrounded by rocky hills and mountains.
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