Gerbilliscus

Gerbilliscus
Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:
Genus:	Gerbilliscus Thomas, 1897
Species
Gerbilliscus afra Gerbilliscus boehmi Gerbilliscus brantsii Gerbilliscus guineae Gerbilliscus inclusus Gerbilliscus kempi Gerbilliscus leucogaster Gerbilliscus nigricaudus Gerbilliscus phillipsi Gerbilliscus robustus Gerbilliscus validus

Gerbilliscus is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae (gerbils) of the family Muridae. It contains the following species, all native to Africa:

• Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra)
• Boehm's gerbil (Gerbilliscus boehmi)
• Highveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii)
• Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae)
• Gorongoza gerbil (Gerbilliscus inclusus)
• Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
• Bushveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus leucogaster)
• Black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus)
• Phillips's gerbil (Gerbilliscus phillipsi)
• Fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus)
• Savanna gerbil (Gerbilliscus validus)

Species currently classified in this genus were formerly treated in the genus Tatera.

References[]

• Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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