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 Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

References

* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used {{Taxonbar, from=Q308205 Gerbillus Rodents of North Africa Endemic fauna of Morocco Mammals described in 1936