Algerian gerbil (''Gerbillus garamantis'') is a species of
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 ...
distributed mainly in
Algeria
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. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the
dwarf gerbil.
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Gerbillus
Rodents of North Africa
Mammals described in 1881
Endemic fauna of Algeria