Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n, and
Asia
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n rodents, including
sand rat
''Psammomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae.
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from aro ...
s and
jirds, all of which are adapted to
arid habitats. Most are primarily active during the day, making them
diurnal (but some species, including the common household pet, exhibit
crepuscular
In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period, being matutinal, vespertine, or both. This is distinguished from diurnal and nocturnal behavior, where an animal is active during the hours of daylig ...
behavior), and almost all are
omnivorous
An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutri ...
.
The gerbil got its name as a
diminutive form
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
of "
jerboa," an unrelated group of rodents occupying a similar
ecological niche
In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition.
Three variants of ecological niche are described by
It describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of resources and competitors (for ...
. Gerbils are typically between long, including the tail, which makes up about half of their total length. One species, the
great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus''), originally native to
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
, can grow to more than . The average adult gerbil weighs about .
One species, the Mongolian gerbil (''
Meriones unguiculatus
The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (''Meriones unguiculatus'') is a small rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically , with a tail, and body weight , with adult males larger than females. The animal is us ...
''), also known as the ''clawed jird'', is a gentle and hardy animal that has become a popular
small house pet. It is also used in some scientific research.
Classification
SUBFAMILY GERBILLINAE
*Tribe
Ammodillini
**Genus ''
Ammodillus
The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil (''Ammodillus imbellis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Ammodillus''. It is found in Ethiopia and Somaliland. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropica ...
''
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Ammodile
The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil (''Ammodillus imbellis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the monotypic, only species in the genus ''Ammodillus''. It is found in Ethiopia and Somaliland. Its natural habitat is subtropical ...
, ''Ammodillus imbellis''
*Tribe
Desmodilliscini
**Genus ''
Desmodilliscus''
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Pouched gerbil
The pouched gerbil (''Desmodilliscus braueri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Desmodilliscus'' and the subtribe Desmodilliscina.
It is found across western Africa from Mauritania east to Sud ...
, ''Desmodilliscus braueri''
**Genus ''
Pachyuromys''
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Fat-tailed gerbil, ''Pachyuromys duprasi''
*Tribe
Gerbillini
**Subtribe
Gerbillina
***Genus ''
Dipodillus''
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Botta's gerbil
Botta's gerbil (''Dipodillus bottai'') is a species of gerbil endemic to Sudan and possibly northern Kenya. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, it was listed as Least Concern in 1996 until it was listed as Data Defici ...
, ''Dipodillus bottai''
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North African gerbil
The North African gerbil (''Dipodillus campestris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in North Africa where its natural habitats are arable land and rocky areas of the Maghreb, and hot Saharan deserts.
Description
The N ...
, ''Dipodillus campestris''
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Wagner's gerbil
Wagner's gerbil (''Dipodillus dasyurus'') is a gerbil that is native mainly to the Nile Delta, Israel, the Sinai Peninsula, Sinai, Syria, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. It also referred to as the ''rough-tailed dipodil'' or ''Wadi Hof gerbil''. ...
, ''Dipodillus dasyurus''
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Harwood's gerbil
Harwood's gerbil (''Dipodillus harwoodi'') is distributed mainly in Kenya
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, ''Dipodillus harwoodi''
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James's gerbil
James's gerbil (''Dipodillus jamesi'') is a species of rodent endemic to the eastern coast of Tunisia
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, ''Dipodillus jamesi''
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Lowe's gerbil, ''Dipodillus lowei''
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Mackilligin's gerbil, ''Dipodillus mackilligini''
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Greater short-tailed gerbil
The greater short-tailed gerbil (''Dipodillus maghrebi'') is a rodent found mainly in Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterr ...
, ''Dipodillus maghrebi''
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Rupicolous gerbil, ''Dipodillus rupicola''
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Lesser short-tailed gerbil, ''Dipodillus simoni''
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Somalian gerbil, ''Dipodillus somalicus''
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Khartoum gerbil, ''Dipodillus stigmonyx''
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Kerkennah Islands gerbil, ''Dipodillus zakariai''
***Genus ''
Gerbillus''
****Subgenus ''
Hendecapleura''
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Pleasant gerbil, ''Gerbillus amoenus''
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Brockman's gerbil
Brockman's gerbil (''Gerbillus brockmani'') is distributed mainly in Somaliland and is only known from the type locality, Burao
Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (; so, Burco, , ar, برعو) is the capital of the Togdheer region and the ...
, ''Gerbillus brockmani''
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Black-tufted gerbil
The black-tufted gerbil (''Gerbillus famulus'') is distributed mainly across the southwestern Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , " ...
, ''Gerbillus famulus''
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Algerian gerbil, ''Gerbillus garamantis''
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Grobben's gerbil
Grobben's gerbil (''Gerbillus grobbeni'') is a species of rodent, distributed mainly in Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region ...
, ''Gerbillus grobbeni''
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Pygmy gerbil
The pygmy gerbil (''Gerbillus henleyi'') is distributed mainly in Algeria to Israel and the Arabian Peninsula. It is also known as Henley's gerbil or pygmy dipodil. ''Gerbillus henleyi'' is a long-tailed small gerbil with a back coat that is dar ...
, ''Gerbillus henleyi''
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Mauritanian gerbil, ''Gerbillus mauritaniae'' (sometimes considered a separate genus ''Monodia'')
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Harrison's gerbil, ''Gerbillus mesopotamiae''
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Darfur gerbil
The Darfur gerbil (''Gerbillus muriculus'') is distributed mainly in western Sudan.
References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
Endemic fauna of Sudan
Gerbillus
Rodents of Africa
...
, ''Gerbillus muriculus''
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Balochistan gerbil
The Balochistan gerbil or dwarf gerbil (''Gerbillus nanus''), is distributed mainly from Morocco across north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, and western Asia. This is a common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvio ...
, ''Gerbillus nanus''
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Large Aden gerbil, ''Gerbillus poecilops''
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Principal gerbil, ''Gerbillus principulus''
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Least gerbil
The least gerbil (''Gerbillus pusillus'') is distributed mainly in South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in ...
, ''Gerbillus pusillus''
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Sand gerbil
The sand gerbil (''Gerbillus syrticus'') is distributed mainly in northeastern Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in Nort ...
, ''Gerbillus syrticus''
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Waters's gerbil
Waters's gerbil (''Gerbillus watersi'') is distributed mainly in Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Afric ...
, ''Gerbillus watersi''
****Subgenus ''
Gerbillus''
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Berbera gerbil
The Berbera gerbil (''Gerbillus acticola'') is distributed mainly in Somalia, but its range may extend into Ethiopia and Djibouti. It is endemic to the Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands ecoregion.
Description
The Berbera gerbil has an av ...
, ''Gerbillus acticola''
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Agag gerbil, ''Gerbillus agag''
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Anderson's gerbil, ''Gerbillus andersoni''
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Swarthy gerbil, ''Gerbillus aquilus''
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Burton's gerbil
Burton's gerbil (''Gerbillus burtoni'') is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton, who had the gerbil in his menag ...
, ''Gerbillus burtoni''
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Cheesman's gerbil
Cheesman's gerbil (''Gerbilus cheesmani'') is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae. It is distributed mainly in Arabian Peninsula to southwestern Iran. It has orange-brown fur, white underparts, large eyes and a ve ...
, ''Gerbillus cheesmani''
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Dongola gerbil
The Dongola gerbil ('' Gerbillus dongolanus'') is a rodent distributed mainly in Dongola, Sudan.It is sometimes considered conspecific with the greater Egyptian gerbil
The greater Egyptian gerbil (''Gerbillus pyramidum'') is a small rodent i ...
, ''Gerbillus dongolanus''
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Somalia gerbil
Dunn's gerbil (''Gerbillus dunni'') is a rodent species distributed mainly in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. It is an animal of dry grassland and rocky plains. It is also sometimes called the "Somalia gerbil", not to be confused w ...
, ''Gerbillus dunni''
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Flower's gerbil, ''Gerbillus floweri''
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Lesser Egyptian gerbil
The lesser Egyptian gerbil (''Gerbillus gerbillus'') is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula, where it lives in sandy habitats. It is a common species, and the International Union ...
, ''Gerbillus gerbillus''
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Indian hairy-footed gerbil
The Indian hairy-footed gerbil (''Gerbillus gleadowi'') is a species of rodent found mainly in Pakistan and northwestern India.
They inhabit dry, sandy, and rocky country with sparse vegetation. Their burrows are often closed with sand. They fee ...
, ''Gerbillus gleadowi''
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Western gerbil
The western gerbil (''Gerbillus hesperinus'') is distributed mainly in northern Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterrane ...
, ''Gergbillus hesperinus''
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Hoogstraal's gerbil, ''Gerbillus hoogstraali''
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Lataste's gerbil
Lataste's gerbil (''Gerbillus latastei'') is distributed mainly in Tunisia, Libya, and possibly Algeria
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, ''Gerbillus latastei''
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Sudan gerbil
The Sudan gerbil (''Gerbillus nancillus'') is distributed mainly in central Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), i ...
, ''Gerbillus nancillus''
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Nigerian gerbil, ''Gerbillus nigeriae''
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Occidental gerbil, ''Gerbillus occiduus''
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Pale gerbil
The pale gerbil ''(Gerbillus perpallidus)'' is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to ...
, ''Gerbillus perpallidus''
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Cushioned gerbil
The cushioned gerbil (''Gerbillus pulvinatus'') is distributed mainly in Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya
)
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, ''Gerbillus pulvinatus''
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Greater Egyptian gerbil, ''Gerbillus pyramidum''
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Rosalinda gerbil, ''Gerbillus rosalinda''
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Tarabul's gerbil, ''Gerbillus tarabuli''
***Genus ''
Microdillus''
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Somali pygmy gerbil
The Somali pygmy gerbil (''Microdillus peeli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Microdillus''. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Tro ...
, ''Microdillus peeli''
**Subtribe
Rhombomyina
***Genus ''
Brachiones''
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Przewalski's gerbil
Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (''Brachiones przewalskii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of ...
, ''Brachiones przewalskii''
***Genus ''
Meriones''
****Subgenus ''
Meriones''
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Tamarisk jird
The tamarisk jird or tamarisk gerbil (''Meriones tamariscinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It prefers habitats with grass or shrub ...
, ''Meriones tamariscinus''
****Subgenus ''
Parameriones''
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Persian jird
The Persian jird (''Meriones persicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменист ...
, ''Meriones persicus''
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King jird, ''Meriones rex''
****Subgenus ''
Pallasiomys''
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Arabian jird
The Arabian jird (''Meriones arimalius'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة ا ...
, ''Meriones arimalius''
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Cheng's jird, ''Meriones chengi''
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Sundevall's jird
Sundevall's jird (''Meriones crassus'') is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, ...
, ''Meriones crassus''
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Dahl's jird
Dahl's jird (''Meriones dahli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Armenia and the neighboring Agri province of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriye ...
, ''Meriones dahli''
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Moroccan jird, ''Meriones grandis''
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Libyan jird
The Libyan jird (''Meriones libycus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan an ...
, ''Meriones libycus''
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Midday jird
The midday jird (''Meriones meridianus''), also called midday gerbil, is a rodent species in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Central and East Asia. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern since 2008.
Descript ...
, ''Meriones meridianus''
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Buxton's jird
Buxton's jird (''Meriones sacramenti'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Negev desert and the northern coastal parts of the Sinai peninsula.
Etymology
This species is named for the British hunter and conservatio ...
, ''Meriones sacramenti''
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Shaw's jird
Shaw's jird (''Meriones shawi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats are arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
They typically live 1–2 years.
Sh ...
, ''Meriones shawi''
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Tristram's jird
Tristram's jird (''Meriones tristrami'') is a species of rodent that lives in the Middle East. It is named after the Reverend Henry Baker Tristram who collected the first specimens. It is up to long, and lives in burrows in steppes and semi-dese ...
, ''Meriones tristrami''
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Mongolian jird
The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (''Meriones unguiculatus'') is a small rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically , with a tail, and body weight , with adult males larger than females. The animal is use ...
(Mongolian Gerbil), ''Meriones unguiculatus''
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Vinogradov's jird, ''Meriones vinogradovi''
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Zarudny's jird
Zarudny's jird (''Meriones zarudnyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central A ...
, ''Meriones zarudnyi''
****Subgenus ''
Cheliones''
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Indian desert jird
The Indian desert jird or Indian desert gerbil (''Meriones hurrianae'') is a species of jird found mainly in the Thar Desert in India. Jirds are closely related to gerbils.
Distribution
The Indian desert jird is found in southeastern Iran and ...
, ''Meriones hurrianae''
***Genus ''
Psammomys
''Psammomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae.
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from a ...
''
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Fat sand rat
The fat sand rat (''Psammomys obesus'') is a terrestrial mammal from the gerbil subfamily that is mostly found in North Africa and the Middle East, ranging from Mauritania to the Arabian Peninsula. This species usually lives in sandy deserts, but ...
, ''Psammomys obesus''
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Thin sand rat
The thin sand rat or lesser sand rat (''Psammomys vexillaris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has also been previously named the pale sand rat based on work published by Oldfield Thomas in 1925.
It is found in Algeria, Libya, ...
, ''Psammomys vexillaris''
***Genus ''
Rhombomys
The great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus'') is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia.
Description
The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of . Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each i ...
''
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Great gerbil, ''Rhombomys opimus''
**''
Incertae sedis''
***Genus ''
Sekeetamys
The bushy-tailed jird or bushy-tailed dipodil (''Sekeetamys calurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Sekeetamys''. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Its natural ha ...
''
****
Bushy-tailed jird, ''Sekeetamys calurus''
*Tribe
Gerbillurini
**Genus ''
Desmodillus''
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Cape short-eared gerbil, ''Desmodillus auricularis''
**Genus ''
Gerbilliscus''
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Cape gerbil
The Cape gerbil, ''Gerbilliscus afra'', is a species of rodent found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate desert
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitati ...
, ''Gerbilliscus afra''
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Boehm's gerbil
Boehm's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus boehmi'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, an ...
, ''Gerbilliscus boehmi''
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Highveld gerbil
The highveld gerbil (''Gerbilliscus brantsii'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical d ...
, ''Gerbilliscus brantsii''
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Guinean gerbil, ''Gerbilliscus guineae''
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Gorongoza gerbil, ''Gerbilliscus inclusus''
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Kemp's gerbil
Kemp's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus kempi'') is a species of rodent. Mammal Species of the World considers ''G. kempi'' and ''G. gambianus'' to be synonyms, however the IUCN has assessed each taxon as were they different species.
According to the IU ...
, ''Gerbilliscus kempi''
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Bushveld gerbil
The bushveld gerbil (''Gerbilliscus leucogaster'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural ...
, ''Gerbilliscus leucogaster''
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Black-tailed gerbil
The black-tailed gerbil (''Gerbilliscus nigricaudus'') is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land
Arable land (from the ...
, ''Gerbilliscus nigricaudus''
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Phillips's gerbil, ''Gerbilliscus phillipsi''
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Fringe-tailed gerbil, ''Gerbilliscus robustus''
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Savanna gerbil
The savanna gerbil (''Gerbilliscus validus'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna ...
, ''Gerbilliscus validus''
**Genus ''
Gerbillurus''
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Hairy-footed gerbil
The hairy-footed gerbil (''Gerbillurus paeba'') is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, hot deserts, sandy shores, and urban areas ...
, ''Gerbillurus paeba''
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Namib brush-tailed gerbil, ''Gerbillurus setzeri''
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Dune hairy-footed gerbil, ''Gerbillurus tytonis''
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Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil, ''Gerbillurus vallinus''
**Genus ''
Tatera
The Indian gerbil (''Tatera indica'') also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in southern Asia from Syria to Bangladesh.
It is the only species in the genus ''Tatera''. Members of the genus ''Ger ...
''
***
Indian gerbil, ''Tatera indica''
*Tribe
Taterillini
**Genus ''
Taterillus
''Taterillus'' is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.
The genus contains the following species:
* Robbins's tateril (''Taterillus arenar ...
''
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Robbins's tateril, ''Taterillus arenarius''
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Congo gerbil
The Congo gerbil or Congo tateril (''Taterillus congicus'') is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References , ''Taterillus congicus''
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Emin's gerbil
Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (''Taterillus emini'') is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, ...
, ''Taterillus emini''
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Gracile tateril, ''Taterillus gracilis''
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Harrington's gerbil, ''Taterillus harringtoni''
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Lake Chad gerbil, ''Taterillus lacustris''
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Petter's gerbil, ''Taterillus petteri''
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Senegal gerbil, ''Taterillus pygargus''
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Tranieri's tateril, ''Taterillus tranieri''
References
Citations
Resources
CMDC C111 "Normative Biology Diseases Gerbils"Division of Comparative Medicine, Office of Research & Innovation, University of South Florida
* McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. ''Classification of Mammals above the Species Level''. Columbia University Press, New York.
* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 1993. "Family Muridae". pp. 501–755 in ''Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
* Nowak, R. M. 1999. ''Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2''. Johns Hopkins University Press, London.
* Pavlinov, I. Ya., Yu. A. Dubrovskiy, O. L. Rossolimo, E. G. Potapova. 1990. ''Gerbils of the World''. Nauka, Moscow.
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Taxa named by John Edward Gray