''Gerbillus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
that contains most common and the most diverse
gerbils
Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats an ...
. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies ''
Dipodillus'' was ranged as a subgenus of ''Gerbillus'',
however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.
Species
Genus ''Gerbillus''
*Subgenus ''
Hendecapleura''
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Pleasant gerbil
The pleasant gerbil (''Gerbillus amoenus'') 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 ...
, ''Gerbillus amoenus''
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Brockman's gerbil, ''Gerbillus brockmani''
**
Black-tufted gerbil, ''Gerbillus famulus''
**
Algerian gerbil, ''Gerbillus garamantis''
**
Grobben's gerbil, ''Gerbillus grobbeni''
**
Pygmy gerbil
The pygmy gerbil (''Gerbillus henleyi'') is distributed mainly in Algeria to Israel and the Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Is ...
, ''Gerbillus henleyi''
**
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
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), i ...
, ''Gerbillus muriculus''
**
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''
**
Principal gerbil
The principal gerbil (''Gerbillus principulus'') is a species of gerbil distributed mainly in Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyy ...
, ''Gerbillus principulus''
**
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''
**
Sand gerbil
The sand gerbil (''Gerbillus syrticus'') is distributed mainly in northeastern Libya. Less than 250 individuals are thought to be left in existence. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the pygmy gerbil
The pygmy gerbil (''Gerbillus hen ...
, ''Gerbillus syrticus''
**
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 Africa, ...
, ''Gerbillus watersi''
*Subgenus ''
Gerbillus''
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Berbera gerbil, ''Gerbillus acticola''
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Agag gerbil
The Agag gerbil (''Gerbillus agag'') is distributed mainly in southern Mauritania to northern Nigeria and Sudan. IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Na ...
, ''Gerbillus agag''
**
Anderson's gerbil
Anderson's gerbil (''Gerbillus andersoni'') is a species of rodent distributed from Tunisia to Israel. Their habitats and diets are similar to other gerbils. The gestation period is 20–22 days and the average litter size is four or five. The I ...
, ''Gerbillus andersoni''
**
Swarthy gerbil
The swarthy gerbil (''Gerbillus aquilus'') is distributed mainly in eastern Iran, southern Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked count ...
, ''Gerbillus aquilus''
**
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''
**
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 very ...
, ''Gerbillus cheesmani''
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Dongola gerbil, ''Gerbillus dongolanus''
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Somalia gerbil, ''Gerbillus dunni''
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Flower's gerbil, ''Gerbillus floweri''
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Lesser Egyptian gerbil, ''Gerbillus gerbillus''
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Indian hairy-footed gerbil, ''Gerbillus gleadowi''
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Western gerbil, ''Gerbillus 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, ''Gerbillus perpallidus''
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Cushioned gerbil, ''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''
References
External links
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
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