Meet the Pygmy Jerboa, the world’s cutest mouse

This Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa might just be the cutest rodent you'll ever see.

At just over five centimetres long, it's been named the world's smallest rodent.

The small mammals are native to Pakistan, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.

They are nocturnal herbivores and are usually found in rolling sand dunes, barren flat gravel and sandy plains in hot deserts.

Their comically large feet mean they can jump around like kangaroos, and their highly sensitive hearing allows them to detect predators, according to ABC News.

American Museum of Natural History mammalogy curator, Rob Voss, told ABC News: "People have a strong tendency to like short faces and big eyes because they resemble human babies."

That explains why we find these little guys so darn cute.

First appeared on Stuff.co.nz

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