Species of rodent
| Pale gerbil |
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Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. perpallidus |
| Binomial name |
Gerbillus perpallidus
Setzer, 1958 |
The pale gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus) is endemic to Egypt and is distributed mainly in the northwestern part of the country. It is also known as the pallid gerbil. The pale gerbil has pale orange fur, with white underparts, white forelimbs and white feet. The ears are unpigmented and the soles of the feet are haired, which is a characteristic of sand-dwelling gerbils.[2]
It averages 22 to 27 cm in length, and weights 26-49 g.[2]
As pets
The pale or pallid gerbil, usually shortened to pallid by enthusiasts, is recommended as a good second species for those with experience of keeping Mongolian jirds (gerbils).
References
- ^ Aulagnier, S.; Schlitter, D.; Granjon, L. (2008). "Gerbillus perpallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T9140A12964460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9140A12964460.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Gerbillus perpallidus Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine ARKive
- Aulagnier, S.; Schlitter, D.; Granjon, L. (2008). "Gerbillus perpallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T9140A12964460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9140A12964460.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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Extant species of subfamily Gerbillinae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordate
- Class: Mammalia
- Superorder: Euarchontoglires
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Muridae
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Tribes Ammodillini, Desmodilliscini, Gerbillurini, Taterillini |
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| Ammodillini | |
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| Desmodilliscini | |
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| Gerbillurini | | Desmodillus | - Cape short-eared gerbil (D. auricularis)
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| Gerbilliscus | - Cape gerbil (G. afra)
- Boehm's gerbil (G. boehmi)
- Highveld gerbil (G. brantsii)
- Guinean gerbil (G. guineae)
- Gorongoza gerbil (G. inclusus)
- Kemp's gerbil (G. kempi)
- Bushveld gerbil (G. leucogaster)
- black-tailed gerbil (G. nigricaudus)
- Phillips's gerbil (G. phillipsi)
- fringe-tailed gerbil (G. robustus)
- savanna gerbil (G. validus)
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| Gerbillurus | - Hairy-footed gerbil (G. paeba)
- Namib brush-tailed gerbil (G. setzeri)
- dune hairy-footed gerbil (G. tytonis)
- bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (G. vallinus)
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| Tatera | - Indian gerbil (T. indica)
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| Taterillini | | Taterillus | - Robbins's tateril (T. arenarius)
- Congo gerbil (T. congicus)
- Emin's gerbil (T. emini)
- gracile tateril (T. gracilis)
- Harrington's gerbil (T. harringtoni)
- Lake Chad gerbil (T. lacustris)
- Petter's gerbil (T. petteri)
- Senegal gerbil (T. pygargus)
- Tranieri's tateril (T. tranieri)
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Tribe Gerbillini |
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| Gerbillina | | Dipodillus | - Botta's gerbil (D. bottai)
- North African gerbil (D. campestris)
- Wagner's gerbil (D. dasyurus)
- Harwood's gerbil (D. harwoodi)
- James's gerbil (D. jamesi)
- Lowe's gerbil (D. lowei)
- Mackilligin's gerbil (D. mackilligini)
- greater short-tailed gerbil (D. maghrebi)
- rupicolous gerbil (D. rupicola)
- lesser short-tailed gerbil (D. simoni)
- Somalian gerbil (D. somalicus)
- Khartoum gerbil (D. stigmonyx)
- Kerkennah Islands gerbil (D. zakariai)
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| Gerbillus | | Subgenus Hendecapleura: | - Pleasant gerbil (G. amoenus)
- Brockman's gerbil (G. brockmani)
- black-tufted gerbil (G. famulus)
- Algerian gerbil (G. garamantis)
- Grobben's gerbil (G. grobbeni)
- pygmy gerbil (G. henleyi)
- Mauritanian gerbil (G. mauritaniae)
- Harrison's gerbil (G. mesopotamiae)
- Darfur gerbil (G. muriculus)
- Balochistan gerbil (G. nanus)
- large Aden gerbil (G. poecilops)
- principal gerbil (G. principulus)
- least gerbil (G. pusillus)
- sand gerbil (G. syrticus)
- vivacious gerbil (G. vivax)
- Waters's gerbil (G. watersi)
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| Subgenus Gerbillus: | - Berbera gerbil (G. acticola)
- Agag gerbil (G. agag)
- Anderson's gerbil (G. andersoni)
- swarthy gerbil (G. aquilus)
- Burton's gerbil (G. burtoni)
- Cheesman's gerbil (G. cheesmani)
- Dongola gerbil (G. dongolanus)
- Dunn's gerbil (G. dunni)
- Flower's gerbil (G. floweri)
- lesser Egyptian gerbil (G. gerbillus)
- Indian hairy-footed gerbil (G. gleadowi)
- western gerbil (G. hesperinus)
- Hoogstraal's gerbil (G. hoogstraali)
- Lataste's gerbil (G. latastei)
- Sudan gerbil (G. nancillus)
- Nigerian gerbil (G. nigeriae)
- occidental gerbil (G. occiduus)
- pale gerbil (G. perpallidus)
- cushioned gerbil (G. pulvinatus)
- greater Egyptian gerbil (G. pyramidum)
- Rosalinda gerbil (G. rosalinda)
- Tarabul's gerbil (G. tarabuli)
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| Microdillus | - Somali pygmy gerbil (M. peeli)
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| Rhombomyina | | Brachiones | - Przewalski's gerbil (B. przewalskii)
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| Meriones | | Subgenus Meriones: | - Tamarisk jird (M. tamariscinus)
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| Subgenus Parameriones: | - Persian jird (M. persicus)
- king jird (M. rex)
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| Subgenus Pallasiomys: | - Arabian jird (M. arimalius)
- Cheng's jird (M. chengi)
- Sundevall's jird (M. crassus)
- Dahl's jird (M. dahli)
- Moroccan jird (M. grandis)
- Libyan jird (M. libycus)
- midday jird (M. meridianus)
- Buxton's jird (M. sacramenti)
- Shaw's jird (M. shawi)
- Tristram's jird (M. tristrami)
- Mongolian jird (M. unguiculatus)
- Vinogradov's jird (M. vinogradovi)
- Zarudny's jird (M. zarudnyi)
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| Subgenus Cheliones: | - Indian desert jird (M. hurrianae)
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| Psammomys | - Sand rat (P. obesus)
- thin sand rat (P. vexillaris)
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| Rhombomys | |
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Taxon identifiers |
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