''Gerbilliscus'' 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 subfamily
Gerbillinae (gerbils) of 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.
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.
It contains the following species, all native to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
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Cape gerbil (''Gerbilliscus afra'')
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Boehm's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus boehmi'')
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Highveld gerbil (''Gerbilliscus brantsii'')
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Guinean gerbil (''Gerbilliscus guineae'')
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Gorongoza gerbil (''Gerbilliscus inclusus'')
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Kemp's gerbil
Kemp's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus kempi'') is a species of rodent. Mammal Species of the World considers ''G. kempi'' and ''G. gambianus'' to be Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms, however the IUCN has assessed each taxon as were they different species.
A ...
(''Gerbilliscus kempi'')
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Bushveld gerbil (''Gerbilliscus leucogaster'')
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Black-tailed gerbil (''Gerbilliscus nigricaudus'')
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Phillips's gerbil (''Gerbilliscus phillipsi'')
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Fringe-tailed gerbil (''Gerbilliscus robustus'')
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Savanna gerbil (''Gerbilliscus validus'')
Species currently classified in this genus were formerly treated in the genus ''
Tatera''.
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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