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63: 50: 340:. Gerbils are typically between 150 and 300 mm (6 and 12 in) long, including the tail, which makes up about half of their total length. One species, the 1655: 3458: 3509: 3432: 1832: 1714: 2208: 1476: 3450: 3437: 3504: 3445: 2469: 553: 62: 2815: 2487: 1628: 865: 571: 3463: 2190: 1825: 1458: 2514: 2199: 1467: 598: 2896: 2460: 2043: 1321: 946: 544: 178: 3346: 2979: 2833: 2806: 2715: 2305: 1560: 1012: 883: 856: 769: 164: 3471: 1707: 371: 2341: 1596: 3419: 3393: 3176: 2770: 2743: 2614: 2560: 2415: 2269: 2148: 2139: 1818: 1524: 1421: 1412: 1185: 820: 793: 693: 634: 499: 3095: 3006: 2942: 2914: 2842: 2587: 2569: 2541: 2433: 2181: 2130: 1658:—Division of Comparative Medicine, Office of Research & Innovation, University of South Florida 1449: 1403: 1104: 1033: 985: 964: 892: 661: 643: 619: 517: 220: 3032: 2024: 1910: 1307: 1052: 352:, can grow to more than 400 mm (16 in). The average adult gerbil weighs about 70 grams ( 3211: 3067: 2960: 2632: 2605: 2250: 1914: 1510: 1213: 1080: 999: 711: 679: 57: 3158: 2797: 2761: 2699: 2424: 2387: 2323: 1578: 1167: 847: 811: 756: 508: 477: 3476: 3406: 3313: 3185: 2869: 2691: 2641: 2478: 2442: 2406: 2076: 2006: 1349: 1290: 1194: 919: 720: 562: 526: 490: 455: 248: 227: 213: 3384: 3499: 3140: 2994: 2905: 2887: 2788: 2650: 2451: 2314: 2287: 2112: 2103: 1872: 1760: 1700: 1569: 1542: 1385: 1376: 1149: 1025: 955: 937: 729: 535: 337: 306: 139: 2860: 2685: 2578: 2551: 2505: 2496: 2296: 2121: 2085: 1963: 1906: 1810: 1551: 1394: 1358: 910: 652: 625: 589: 580: 422: 329: 3086: 1095: 3292: 3167: 3149: 3104: 2824: 2779: 2752: 2725: 2332: 2157: 2094: 1982: 1973: 1692: 1587: 1430: 1367: 1276: 1176: 1158: 1113: 874: 838: 829: 802: 775: 436: 430: 171: 3493: 3248: 3113: 3016: 2623: 2232: 1672:. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds. 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Most are primarily active during the day, making them 336:", an unrelated group of rodents occupying a similar 3353: 3302: 3289: 3261: 3228: 3198: 3064: 3029: 3003: 2992: 2968: 2959: 2931: 2712: 2538: 2527: 2395: 2386: 2258: 2249: 2221: 2170: 2056: 2032: 2023: 1995: 1971: 1962: 1934: 1925: 1663:Classification of Mammals above the Species Level 383:. It is also used in some scientific research. 1656:CMDC C111 "Normative Biology Diseases Gerbils" 289:, the subfamily includes about 110 species of 1826: 1708: 1629:"Gerbillinae (gerbils, jirds, and relatives)" 8: 27:Subfamily of mammals (rodents; Gerbillinae) 3341: 3299: 3000: 2965: 2535: 2392: 2383: 2367: 2255: 2029: 1968: 1931: 1922: 1894: 1833: 1819: 1811: 1715: 1701: 1693: 48: 31: 1679:. Johns Hopkins University Press, London. 1620: 686:(sometimes considered a separate genus 1665:. Columbia University Press, New York. 1677:Walker's Mammals of the World, Vol. 2 1661:McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. 7: 369:One species, the Mongolian gerbil ( 2209:bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil ( 25: 1780:Murinae (Old World rats and mice) 277:is one of the subfamilies of the 1477:Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil 61: 3510:Taxa named by John Edward Gray 321:behavior), and almost all are 309:, all of which are adapted to 1: 2470:greater short-tailed gerbil ( 1723:Extant subfamilies of family 328:The gerbil got its name as a 2816:Indian hairy-footed gerbil ( 2488:lesser short-tailed gerbil ( 1841:Extant species of subfamily 2191:Namib brush-tailed gerbil ( 554:Greater short-tailed gerbil 3526: 2515:Kerkennah Islands gerbil ( 2200:dune hairy-footed gerbil ( 1795:Leimacomyinae (Togo mouse) 866:Indian hairy-footed gerbil 572:Lesser short-tailed gerbil 2897:greater Egyptian gerbil ( 2382: 2366: 2044:Cape short-eared gerbil ( 1921: 1893: 1849: 1775: 1731: 1459:Namib brush-tailed gerbil 152: 147: 58:Scientific classification 56: 47: 34: 2807:lesser Egyptian gerbil ( 1800:Lophiomyinae (maned rat) 1468:Dune hairy-footed gerbil 1408:Gerbilliscus nigricaudus 1399:Gerbilliscus leucogaster 599:Kerkennah Islands gerbil 348:), originally native to 42: – Recent 1326:Desmodillus auricularis 1322:Cape short-eared gerbil 947:Greater Egyptian gerbil 549:Dipodillus mackilligini 2461:Mackilligin's gerbil ( 2416:North African gerbil ( 2149:fringe-tailed gerbil ( 1565:Taterillus harringtoni 1417:Gerbilliscus phillipsi 1017:Brachiones przewalskii 857:Lesser Egyptian gerbil 698:Gerbillus mesopotamiae 441:Desmodilliscus braueri 3472:Paleobiology Database 2980:Przewalski's gerbil ( 2943:Somali pygmy gerbil ( 2834:Hoogstraal's gerbil ( 2570:black-tufted gerbil ( 2306:Harrington's gerbil ( 2182:Hairy-footed gerbil ( 2131:black-tailed gerbil ( 1790:Gerbillinae (gerbils) 1426:Gerbilliscus robustus 1381:Gerbilliscus inclusus 1363:Gerbilliscus brantsii 1181:Meriones unguiculatus 1044:Meriones tamariscinus 933:Gerbillus perpallidus 888:Gerbillus hoogstraali 879:Gergbillus hesperinus 734:Gerbillus principulus 684:Gerbillus mauritaniae 504:Dipodillus campestris 392:SUBFAMILY GERBILLINAE 375:), also known as the 372:Meriones unguiculatus 38:Temporal range: Late 3212:Indian desert jird ( 2633:Balochistan gerbil ( 2606:Mauritanian gerbil ( 2342:Tranieri's tateril ( 1684:Gerbils of the World 1633:Animal Diversity Web 1574:Taterillus lacustris 1529:Taterillus arenarius 1481:Gerbillurus vallinus 1435:Gerbilliscus validus 1422:Fringe-tailed gerbil 1372:Gerbilliscus guineae 1248:Psammomys vexillaris 1190:Meriones vinogradovi 1179:(Mongolian Gerbil), 942:Gerbillus pulvinatus 834:Gerbillus dongolanus 657:Gerbillus garamantis 594:Dipodillus stigmonyx 585:Dipodillus somalicus 545:Mackilligin's gerbil 500:North African gerbil 3314:Bushy-tailed jird ( 3177:Vinogradov's jird ( 2870:occidental gerbil ( 2771:Cheesman's gerbil ( 2744:Anderson's gerbil ( 2642:large Aden gerbil ( 2615:Harrison's gerbil ( 2561:Brockman's gerbil ( 2479:rupicolous gerbil ( 2270:Robbins's tateril ( 2140:Phillips's gerbil ( 2007:Fat-tailed gerbil ( 1675:Nowak, R. M. 1999. 1601:Taterillus tranieri 1592:Taterillus pygargus 1561:Harrington's gerbil 1556:Taterillus gracilis 1538:Taterillus congicus 1472:Gerbillurus tytonis 1463:Gerbillurus setzeri 1450:Hairy-footed gerbil 1404:Black-tailed gerbil 1354:Gerbilliscus boehmi 1154:Meriones sacramenti 1145:Meriones meridianus 1013:Przewalski's gerbil 986:Somali pygmy gerbil 960:Gerbillus rosalinda 951:Gerbillus pyramidum 906:Gerbillus nancillus 884:Hoogstraal's gerbil 861:Gerbillus gerbillus 825:Gerbillus cheesmani 798:Gerbillus andersoni 725:Gerbillus poecilops 707:Gerbillus muriculus 644:Black-tufted gerbil 639:Gerbillus brockmani 603:Dipodillus zakariai 567:Dipodillus rupicola 558:Dipodillus maghrebi 522:Dipodillus harwoodi 513:Dipodillus dasyurus 460:Pachyuromys duprasi 412:Ammodillus imbellis 301:rodents, including 3505:Mammal subfamilies 3096:Sundevall's jird ( 2915:Tarabul's gerbil ( 2906:Rosalinda gerbil ( 2888:cushioned gerbil ( 2843:Lataste's gerbil ( 2677:vivacious gerbil ( 2651:principal gerbil ( 2588:Grobben's gerbil ( 2434:Harwood's gerbil ( 2315:Lake Chad gerbil ( 2104:Gorongoza gerbil ( 1597:Tranieri's tateril 1583:Taterillus petteri 1390:Gerbilliscus kempi 1295:Sekeetamys calurus 1218:Meriones hurrianae 1214:Indian desert jird 1172:Meriones tristrami 1091:Meriones arimalius 969:Gerbillus tarabuli 924:Gerbillus occiduus 915:Gerbillus nigeriae 897:Gerbillus latastei 870:Gerbillus gleadowi 780:Gerbillus acticola 752:Gerbillus syrticus 743:Gerbillus pusillus 712:Balochistan gerbil 680:Mauritanian gerbil 666:Gerbillus grobbeni 3487: 3486: 3347:Taxon identifiers 3338: 3337: 3334: 3333: 3330: 3329: 3326: 3325: 3285: 3284: 3224: 3223: 3159:Tristram's jird ( 2955: 2954: 2927: 2926: 2861:Nigerian gerbil ( 2798:Flower's gerbil ( 2762:Burton's gerbil ( 2700:Waters's gerbil ( 2692:Gerbillus amoenus 2579:Algerian gerbil ( 2552:Pleasant gerbil ( 2506:Khartoum gerbil ( 2497:Somalian gerbil ( 2425:Wagner's gerbil ( 2362: 2361: 2358: 2357: 2354: 2353: 2324:Petter's gerbil ( 2297:gracile tateril ( 2245: 2244: 2122:Bushveld gerbil ( 2086:Highveld gerbil ( 2019: 2018: 1958: 1957: 1808: 1807: 1525:Robbins's tateril 1454:Gerbillurus paeba 1413:Phillips's gerbil 1345:Gerbilliscus afra 1291:Bushy-tailed jird 1199:Meriones zarudnyi 1186:Vinogradov's jird 1063:Meriones persicus 990:Microdillus peeli 920:Occidental gerbil 852:Gerbillus floweri 821:Cheesman's gerbil 816:Gerbillus burtoni 807:Gerbillus aquilus 794:Anderson's gerbil 761:Gerbillus watersi 721:Large Aden gerbil 694:Harrison's gerbil 675:Gerbillus henleyi 648:Gerbillus famulus 635:Brockman's gerbil 630:Gerbillus amoenus 576:Dipodillus simoni 563:Rupicolous gerbil 531:Dipodillus jamesi 495:Dipodillus bottai 456:Fat-tailed gerbil 272: 271: 143: 16:(Redirected from 3517: 3480: 3479: 3467: 3466: 3454: 3453: 3441: 3440: 3428: 3427: 3415: 3414: 3402: 3401: 3389: 3388: 3387: 3374: 3373: 3372: 3342: 3300: 3296: 3186:Zarudny's jird ( 3168:Mongolian jird ( 3001: 2966: 2825:western gerbil ( 2780:Dongola gerbil ( 2753:swarthy gerbil ( 2726:Berbera gerbil ( 2536: 2443:James's gerbil ( 2407:Botta's gerbil ( 2393: 2384: 2374: 2368: 2333:Senegal gerbil ( 2256: 2158:savanna gerbil ( 2095:Guinean gerbil ( 2077:Boehm's gerbil ( 2030: 1983:Pouched gerbil ( 1969: 1932: 1923: 1901: 1895: 1873:Euarchontoglires 1835: 1828: 1821: 1812: 1761:Euarchontoglires 1717: 1710: 1703: 1694: 1686:. Nauka, Moscow. 1644: 1643: 1641: 1639: 1625: 1570:Lake Chad gerbil 1547:Taterillus emini 1377:Gorongoza gerbil 1267:Rhombomys opimus 1239:Psammomys obesus 1136:Meriones libycus 1127:Meriones grandis 1109:Meriones crassus 1105:Sundevall's jird 965:Tarabul's gerbil 956:Rosalinda gerbil 938:Cushioned gerbil 893:Lataste's gerbil 730:Principal gerbil 662:Grobben's gerbil 540:Dipodillus lowei 518:Harwood's gerbil 365: 364: 360: 357: 346:Rhombomys opimus 338:ecological niche 138: 66: 65: 52: 32: 21: 3525: 3524: 3520: 3519: 3518: 3516: 3515: 3514: 3490: 3489: 3488: 3483: 3475: 3470: 3462: 3457: 3449: 3444: 3436: 3431: 3423: 3418: 3410: 3405: 3397: 3392: 3383: 3382: 3377: 3368: 3367: 3362: 3349: 3339: 3322: 3290: 3281: 3257: 3249:thin sand rat ( 3220: 3194: 3170:M. unguiculatus 3141:Buxton's jird ( 3114:Moroccan jird ( 3060: 3025: 3019:M. tamariscinus 3017:Tamarisk jird ( 2988: 2951: 2923: 2789:Dunn's gerbil ( 2708: 2686:Gerbillus nanus 2624:Darfur gerbil ( 2617:G. mesopotamiae 2523: 2463:D. mackilligini 2452:Lowe's gerbil ( 2378: 2372: 2350: 2288:Emin's gerbil ( 2241: 2233:Indian gerbil ( 2217: 2166: 2113:Kemp's gerbil ( 2052: 2015: 1991: 1964:Desmodilliscini 1954: 1917: 1907:Desmodilliscini 1899: 1889: 1845: 1839: 1809: 1804: 1771: 1727: 1721: 1690: 1652: 1647: 1637: 1635: 1627: 1626: 1622: 1618: 1613: 1579:Petter's gerbil 1552:Gracile tateril 1395:Bushveld gerbil 1359:Highveld gerbil 1168:Tristram's jird 1100:Meriones chengi 911:Nigerian gerbil 848:Flower's gerbil 843:Gerbillus dunni 812:Burton's gerbil 757:Waters's gerbil 716:Gerbillus nanus 653:Algerian gerbil 626:Pleasant gerbil 590:Khartoum gerbil 581:Somalian gerbil 509:Wagner's gerbil 423:Desmodilliscini 389: 381:small house pet 362: 358: 355: 353: 330:diminutive form 268: 137: 60: 43: 36: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3523: 3521: 3513: 3512: 3507: 3502: 3492: 3491: 3485: 3484: 3482: 3481: 3468: 3455: 3442: 3429: 3416: 3403: 3390: 3375: 3359: 3357: 3351: 3350: 3345: 3336: 3335: 3332: 3331: 3328: 3327: 3324: 3323: 3321: 3320: 3310: 3308: 3297: 3293:incertae sedis 3287: 3286: 3283: 3282: 3280: 3279: 3273:Great gerbil ( 3269: 3267: 3259: 3258: 3256: 3255: 3246: 3236: 3234: 3226: 3225: 3222: 3221: 3219: 3218: 3208: 3206: 3196: 3195: 3193: 3192: 3183: 3179:M. vinogradovi 3174: 3165: 3156: 3147: 3138: 3129: 3120: 3111: 3102: 3093: 3087:Cheng's jird ( 3084: 3078:Arabian jird ( 3074: 3072: 3062: 3061: 3059: 3058: 3049: 3043:Persian jird ( 3039: 3037: 3027: 3026: 3024: 3023: 3013: 3011: 2998: 2990: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2982:B. przewalskii 2976: 2974: 2963: 2957: 2956: 2953: 2952: 2950: 2949: 2939: 2937: 2929: 2928: 2925: 2924: 2922: 2921: 2912: 2903: 2894: 2885: 2881:G. perpallidus 2876: 2867: 2858: 2852:Sudan gerbil ( 2849: 2840: 2836:G. hoogstraali 2831: 2822: 2813: 2804: 2795: 2786: 2777: 2768: 2759: 2750: 2741: 2732: 2722: 2720: 2710: 2709: 2707: 2706: 2697: 2696: 2695: 2675: 2666: 2660:least gerbil ( 2657: 2653:G. principulus 2648: 2639: 2630: 2621: 2612: 2608:G. mauritaniae 2603: 2597:pygmy gerbil ( 2594: 2585: 2576: 2567: 2558: 2548: 2546: 2533: 2525: 2524: 2522: 2521: 2512: 2503: 2494: 2485: 2476: 2467: 2458: 2449: 2440: 2431: 2422: 2413: 2403: 2401: 2390: 2380: 2379: 2371: 2364: 2363: 2360: 2359: 2356: 2355: 2352: 2351: 2349: 2348: 2339: 2330: 2321: 2312: 2308:T. harringtoni 2303: 2294: 2285: 2279:Congo gerbil ( 2276: 2266: 2264: 2253: 2247: 2246: 2243: 2242: 2240: 2239: 2229: 2227: 2219: 2218: 2216: 2215: 2206: 2197: 2188: 2178: 2176: 2168: 2167: 2165: 2164: 2155: 2146: 2137: 2133:G. nigricaudus 2128: 2124:G. leucogaster 2119: 2110: 2101: 2092: 2083: 2074: 2064: 2062: 2054: 2053: 2051: 2050: 2046:D. auricularis 2040: 2038: 2027: 2021: 2020: 2017: 2016: 2014: 2013: 2003: 2001: 1993: 1992: 1990: 1989: 1979: 1977: 1974:Desmodilliscus 1966: 1960: 1959: 1956: 1955: 1953: 1952: 1942: 1940: 1929: 1919: 1918: 1898: 1891: 1890: 1888: 1887: 1881: 1875: 1869: 1863: 1857: 1850: 1847: 1846: 1840: 1838: 1837: 1830: 1823: 1815: 1806: 1805: 1803: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1782: 1776: 1773: 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875:Western gerbil 872: 863: 854: 845: 839:Somalia gerbil 836: 830:Dongola gerbil 827: 818: 809: 803:Swarthy gerbil 800: 791: 789:Gerbillus agag 782: 776:Berbera gerbil 765: 764: 763: 754: 745: 736: 727: 718: 709: 700: 691: 677: 668: 659: 650: 641: 632: 607: 606: 605: 596: 587: 578: 569: 560: 551: 542: 533: 527:James's gerbil 524: 515: 506: 497: 491:Botta's gerbil 466: 465: 464: 463: 462: 445: 444: 443: 437:Pouched gerbil 431:Desmodilliscus 418: 417: 416: 415: 414: 388: 387:Classification 385: 270: 269: 267: 266: 259: 252: 245: 238: 231: 224: 217: 210: 203: 196: 189: 182: 175: 172:Desmodilliscus 168: 161: 153: 150: 149: 145: 144: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 54: 53: 45: 44: 37: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3522: 3511: 3508: 3506: 3503: 3501: 3498: 3497: 3495: 3478: 3473: 3469: 3465: 3460: 3456: 3452: 3447: 3443: 3439: 3434: 3430: 3426: 3421: 3417: 3413: 3408: 3404: 3400: 3395: 3391: 3386: 3380: 3376: 3371: 3365: 3361: 3360: 3358: 3356: 3352: 3348: 3343: 3319: 3317: 3312: 3311: 3309: 3307: 3306: 3301: 3298: 3295: 3294: 3288: 3278: 3276: 3271: 3270: 3268: 3266: 3265: 3260: 3254: 3252: 3251:P. vexillaris 3247: 3245: 3243: 3238: 3237: 3235: 3233: 3232: 3227: 3217: 3215: 3210: 3209: 3207: 3204: 3203: 3197: 3191: 3189: 3184: 3182: 3180: 3175: 3173: 3171: 3166: 3164: 3162: 3157: 3155: 3153: 3150:Shaw's jird ( 3148: 3146: 3144: 3143:M. sacramenti 3139: 3137: 3135: 3134:M. meridianus 3132:midday jird ( 3130: 3128: 3126: 3123:Libyan jird ( 3121: 3119: 3117: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3105:Dahl's jird ( 3103: 3101: 3099: 3094: 3092: 3090: 3085: 3083: 3081: 3076: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3069: 3063: 3057: 3055: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3041: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3034: 3028: 3022: 3020: 3015: 3014: 3012: 3009: 3008: 3002: 2999: 2997: 2996: 2991: 2985: 2983: 2978: 2977: 2975: 2973: 2972: 2967: 2964: 2962: 2958: 2948: 2946: 2941: 2940: 2938: 2936: 2935: 2930: 2920: 2918: 2913: 2911: 2909: 2904: 2902: 2900: 2895: 2893: 2891: 2890:G. pulvinatus 2886: 2884: 2882: 2879:pale gerbil ( 2877: 2875: 2873: 2868: 2866: 2864: 2859: 2857: 2855: 2850: 2848: 2846: 2841: 2839: 2837: 2832: 2830: 2828: 2827:G. hesperinus 2823: 2821: 2819: 2814: 2812: 2810: 2805: 2803: 2801: 2796: 2794: 2792: 2787: 2785: 2783: 2782:G. dongolanus 2778: 2776: 2774: 2769: 2767: 2765: 2760: 2758: 2756: 2751: 2749: 2747: 2742: 2740: 2738: 2735:Agag gerbil ( 2733: 2731: 2729: 2724: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2717: 2711: 2705: 2703: 2698: 2694: 2693: 2688: 2687: 2683: 2682: 2680: 2676: 2674: 2672: 2669:sand gerbil ( 2667: 2665: 2663: 2658: 2656: 2654: 2649: 2647: 2645: 2640: 2638: 2636: 2631: 2629: 2627: 2622: 2620: 2618: 2613: 2611: 2609: 2604: 2602: 2600: 2595: 2593: 2591: 2586: 2584: 2582: 2581:G. garamantis 2577: 2575: 2573: 2568: 2566: 2564: 2559: 2557: 2555: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2544: 2543: 2542:Hendecapleura 2537: 2534: 2532: 2531: 2526: 2520: 2518: 2513: 2511: 2509: 2504: 2502: 2500: 2495: 2493: 2491: 2486: 2484: 2482: 2477: 2475: 2473: 2468: 2466: 2464: 2459: 2457: 2455: 2450: 2448: 2446: 2441: 2439: 2437: 2432: 2430: 2428: 2423: 2421: 2419: 2418:D. campestris 2414: 2412: 2410: 2405: 2404: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2385: 2381: 2377: 2369: 2365: 2347: 2345: 2340: 2338: 2336: 2331: 2329: 2327: 2322: 2320: 2318: 2313: 2311: 2309: 2304: 2302: 2300: 2295: 2293: 2291: 2286: 2284: 2282: 2277: 2275: 2273: 2268: 2267: 2265: 2263: 2262: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2248: 2238: 2236: 2231: 2230: 2228: 2226: 2225: 2220: 2214: 2212: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2198: 2196: 2194: 2189: 2187: 2185: 2180: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2174: 2169: 2163: 2161: 2156: 2154: 2152: 2147: 2145: 2143: 2138: 2136: 2134: 2129: 2127: 2125: 2120: 2118: 2116: 2111: 2109: 2107: 2102: 2100: 2098: 2093: 2091: 2089: 2084: 2082: 2080: 2075: 2073: 2071: 2068:Cape gerbil ( 2066: 2065: 2063: 2061: 2060: 2055: 2049: 2047: 2042: 2041: 2039: 2037: 2036: 2031: 2028: 2026: 2022: 2012: 2010: 2005: 2004: 2002: 2000: 1999: 1994: 1988: 1986: 1981: 1980: 1978: 1976: 1975: 1970: 1967: 1965: 1961: 1951: 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2907: 2899:G. pyramidum 2898: 2889: 2880: 2871: 2862: 2854:G. nancillus 2853: 2844: 2835: 2826: 2817: 2809:G. gerbillus 2808: 2799: 2790: 2781: 2773:G. cheesmani 2772: 2763: 2754: 2746:G. andersoni 2745: 2736: 2727: 2714: 2701: 2690: 2684: 2678: 2670: 2661: 2652: 2644:G. poecilops 2643: 2634: 2626:G. muriculus 2625: 2616: 2607: 2598: 2589: 2580: 2571: 2563:G. brockmani 2562: 2553: 2540: 2528: 2516: 2508:D. stigmonyx 2507: 2499:D. somalicus 2498: 2489: 2480: 2471: 2462: 2453: 2444: 2435: 2426: 2417: 2408: 2396: 2343: 2334: 2325: 2317:T. lacustris 2316: 2307: 2298: 2289: 2280: 2272:T. arenarius 2271: 2259: 2234: 2222: 2210: 2201: 2192: 2183: 2171: 2159: 2150: 2142:G. phillipsi 2141: 2132: 2123: 2114: 2105: 2096: 2087: 2078: 2069: 2059:Gerbilliscus 2057: 2045: 2033: 2025:Gerbillurini 2008: 1996: 1984: 1972: 1947: 1935: 1911:Gerbillurini 1871:Superorder: 1842: 1789: 1759:Superorder: 1753:Infraclass: 1689: 1683: 1676: 1669: 1662: 1636:. 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1081:Pallasiomys 1000:Rhombomyina 980:Microdillus 929:Pale gerbil 785:Agag gerbil 748:Sand gerbil 450:Pachyuromys 377:clawed jird 319:crepuscular 287:desert rats 275:Gerbillinae 228:Pachyuromys 221:Microdillus 200:Gerbillurus 179:Desmodillus 135:Gerbillinae 131:Subfamily: 18:Gerbillidae 3494:Categories 3316:S. calurus 3305:Sekeetamys 3240:Sand rat ( 3125:M. libycus 3116:M. grandis 3098:M. crassus 2971:Brachiones 2800:G. floweri 2764:G. burtoni 2755:G. aquilus 2702:G. watersi 2599:G. henleyi 2572:G. famulus 2554:G. amoenus 2398:Dipodillus 2388:Gerbillina 2376:Gerbillini 2326:T. petteri 2261:Taterillus 2202:G. tytonis 2193:G. setzeri 2160:G. validus 2097:G. guineae 2009:P. duprasi 1985:D. braueri 1946:Ammodile ( 1937:Ammodillus 1611:References 1519:Taterillus 1285:Sekeetamys 1007:Brachiones 485:Dipodillus 478:Gerbillina 471:Gerbillini 402:Ammodillus 323:omnivorous 263:Taterillus 249:Sekeetamys 186:Dipodillus 165:Brachiones 158:Ammodillus 3275:R. opimus 3264:Rhombomys 3242:P. obesus 3231:Psammomys 3202:Cheliones 3199:Subgenus 3089:M. chengi 3065:Subgenus 3030:Subgenus 3004:Subgenus 2716:Gerbillus 2713:Subgenus 2539:Subgenus 2530:Gerbillus 2490:D. simoni 2445:D. jamesi 2409:D. bottai 2235:T. indica 2079:G. boehmi 1853:Kingdom: 1735:Kingdom: 1650:Resources 1616:Citations 1257:Rhombomys 1229:Psammomys 1208:Cheliones 1205:Subgenus 1078:Subgenus 1068:King jird 1050:Subgenus 1031:Subgenus 998:Subtribe 770:Gerbillus 767:Subgenus 617:Subgenus 612:Gerbillus 476:Subtribe 366:ounces). 303:sand rats 242:Rhombomys 235:Psammomys 207:Gerbillus 81:Kingdom: 75:Eukaryota 3451:13001048 3364:Wikidata 3152:M. shawi 3107:M. dahli 3007:Meriones 2995:Meriones 2945:M. peeli 2791:G. dunni 2679:G. vivax 2635:G. nanus 2454:D. lowei 2290:T. emini 2184:G. paeba 2115:G. kempi 1883:Family: 1879:Rodentia 1867:Mammalia 1861:Chordate 1859:Phylum: 1855:Animalia 1767:Rodentia 1755:Eutheria 1749:Mammalia 1743:Chordata 1741:Phylum: 1737:Animalia 1034:Meriones 1026:Meriones 408:Ammodile 214:Meriones 121:Family: 115:Rodentia 105:Mammalia 95:Chordata 91:Phylum: 85:Animalia 71:Domain: 3500:Gerbils 3425:2848704 3370:Q244770 2737:G. agag 2070:G. afra 1885:Muridae 1877:Order: 1865:Class: 1765:Order: 1747:Class: 1725:Muridae 688:Monodia 361:⁄ 315:diurnal 291:African 283:Muridae 281:family 148:Genera 125:Muridae 111:Order: 101:Class: 40:Miocene 3438:632553 3054:M. rex 2224:Tatera 1900:Tribes 1638:3 June 1516:Genus 1509:Tribe 1490:Tatera 1487:Genus 1441:Genus 1332:Genus 1313:Genus 1306:Tribe 1282:Genus 1254:Genus 1226:Genus 1023:Genus 1004:Genus 977:Genus 609:Genus 482:Genus 469:Tribe 447:Genus 428:Genus 421:Tribe 399:Genus 334:jerboa 297:, and 295:Indian 279:rodent 256:Tatera 142:, 1825 35:Gerbil 3477:91466 3464:10045 2373:Tribe 307:jirds 299:Asian 3459:NCBI 3433:ITIS 2689:and 1640:2018 332:of " 305:and 140:Gray 3446:MSW 3420:EoL 3412:JLF 3407:CoL 3394:ADW 325:. 3496:: 3474:: 3461:: 3448:: 3435:: 3422:: 3409:: 3396:: 3381:: 3366:: 2681:) 1913:, 1909:, 1905:, 1631:. 1599:, 1590:, 1581:, 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