†Protalactaga Young 1929 (rodent)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Parent taxon: Dipodidae according to Z. Qiu et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Alactaga, Allactaga, Allactaginae, Brachyscirtetes, Heosminthus, Jaculus, Lophocricetinae, Lophocricetus, Paralactaga, Parasminthus, Proalactaga, Pygeretmus, Salpingotus, Sinozapus, Sminthoides
Subtaxa: Protalactaga moghrebiensis, Protalactaga sefriouii, Protalactaga tunggurensis, Protalactaga tungurrensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore