''Dipodillus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are either the largest or second-largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 870 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
...
. It is sometimes classified as a subgenus of the genus
Gerbillus.
It contains the following species:
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Botta's gerbil (''Dipodillus bottai'')
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North African gerbil (''Dipodillus campestris'')
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Wagner's gerbil (''Dipodillus dasyurus'')
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Harwood's gerbil (''Dipodillus harwoodi'')
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James's gerbil (''Dipodillus jamesi'')
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Lowe's gerbil (''Dipodillus lowei'')
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Mackilligin's gerbil (''Dipodillus mackilligini'')
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Greater short-tailed gerbil (''Dipodillus maghrebi'')
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Rupicolous gerbil (''Dipodillus rupicola'')
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Lesser short-tailed gerbil (''Dipodillus simoni'')
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Somalian gerbil (''Dipodillus somalicus'')
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Khartoum gerbil (''Dipodillus stigmonyx'')
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Kerkennah Islands gerbil (''Dipodillus zakariai'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Fernand Lataste
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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