Gerbillus

Gerbillus is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies Dipodillus was ranged as a subgenus of Gerbillus,^[2] however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.

Gerbillus Temporal range: Pliocene–Recent
Pale gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Gerbillinae
Tribe:	Gerbillini
Subtribe:	Gerbillina
Genus:	Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804
Type species
Gerbillus aegyptius[1]
Subgenera
Hendecapleura Gerbillus

Species

Genus Gerbillus

• Subgenus Hendecapleura
  • Pleasant gerbil, Gerbillus amoenus
  • Brockman's gerbil, Gerbillus brockmani
  • Black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
  • Algerian gerbil, Gerbillus garamantis
  • Grobben's gerbil, Gerbillus grobbeni
  • Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
  • Mauritanian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae (sometimes considered a separate genus Monodia)
  • Harrison's gerbil, Gerbillus mesopotamiae
  • Darfur gerbil, Gerbillus muriculus
  • Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus
  • Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops
  • Principal gerbil, Gerbillus principulus
  • Least gerbil, Gerbillus pusillus
  • Sand gerbil, Gerbillus syrticus
  • Waters's gerbil, Gerbillus watersi
• Subgenus Gerbillus
  • Berbera gerbil, Gerbillus acticola
  • Agag gerbil, Gerbillus agag
  • Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni
  • Swarthy gerbil, Gerbillus aquilus
  • Burton's gerbil, Gerbillus burtoni
  • Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani
  • Dongola gerbil, Gerbillus dongolanus
  • Somalia gerbil, Gerbillus dunni
  • Flower's gerbil, Gerbillus floweri
  • Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
  • Indian hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillus gleadowi
  • Western gerbil, Gerbillus hesperinus
  • Hoogstraal's gerbil, Gerbillus hoogstraali
  • Lataste's gerbil, Gerbillus latastei
  • Sudan gerbil, Gerbillus nancillus
  • Nigerian gerbil, Gerbillus nigeriae
  • Occidental gerbil, Gerbillus occiduus
  • Pale gerbil, Gerbillus perpallidus
  • Cushioned gerbil, Gerbillus pulvinatus
  • Greater Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum
  • Rosalinda gerbil, Gerbillus rosalinda
  • Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli