The lesser short-tailed gerbil (''Dipodillus simoni'') is distributed mainly from eastern

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. It is also known as Simon's dipodil. After morphological and molecular studies in 2010 ''

Dipodillus ''Dipodillus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It is sometimes classified as a subgenus of the genus Gerbillus. It contains the following species: * Botta's gerbil (''Dipodillus bottai'') * North African gerbil (''Dipodillus campest ...

'' was ranged as a subgenus of ''

Gerbillus ''Gerbillus'' is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies '' Dipodillus'' was ranged as a subgenus of ''Gerbillus'', however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate ...

'', and ''Dipodillus simoni'' was renamed into ''Gerbillus simoni''.

References

* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Dipodillus Rodents of North Africa Mammals described in 1881 {{Gerbillinae-stub