The Mauritanian gerbil (''Gerbillus mauritaniae'') is distributed mainly in northern Mauritania. Some authorities place it in a separate genus, ''Monodia''. It is also sometimes considered a subspecies of the Sudan gerbil.

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* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient {{Taxonbar, from=Q1762075 Gerbillus Rodents of Africa Mammals described in 1943 Endemic fauna of Mauritania Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN