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Typical Gerbils
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Typical Gerbils

Gerbillus

Gerbillus is a genus that contains most common gerbils. Traditionally the genera Dipodillus and Microdillus have been included in this genus by some authorities. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies Dipodillus was ranged as a subgenus of Gerbillus.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 48 known species

Gerbillus

subgenusGerbillus

Hendecapleura

subgenusHendecapleura

Dipodillus

subgenusDipodillus

Mauritanian Gerbil

speciesGerbillus mauritaniae

Burton's Gerbil

speciesGerbillus burtoni

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44186.