Gambian Gerbil
Gerbilliscus gambiana (Thomas, 1910)
Also calledGambia-Nacktsohlenrennmaus (deu) · Gerbil-da-gâmbia (por) · Gerbille de Gambie (fra) · myszoskoczek gambijski (pol)
Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi) is a species of rodent. Mammal Species of the World considers G. kempi and G. gambianus to be synonyms, however the IUCN has assessed each taxon as were they different species.
According to the IUCN in 2004, what they call G. kempi was found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Liberia.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbil is nocturnal and terrestrial. It digs burrows at ¢. 30 cm beneath the soil and with many entrances.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. The Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbil inhabits sandy soils in dry Combretum (Combretaceae) woodland and bushland savanna, as well as fallow lands and cultivated fields. It is found in mangrove sandy islands of the Saloum Delta in Senegal.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Home ranges of Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbils vary between 600 m? and 800 m * and the species does not move far from its territory. Males’ and females’ home ranges overlap. Up to 20 burrows can be found in the home range of an individual. Locally, abundance varies with habitat, from 15 ind / ha in woodland to 24 ind / ha in the Saloum Delta region.
Muridae
breeding
Breeding. After 25 days of gestation, female Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbils give birth to 2 - 6 offspring.
Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Gerbilliscus gambiana in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5786739.