Pygmy gerbil
The pygmy gerbil (Gerbillus henleyi) is distributed mainly in Algeria to Israel and the Arabian Peninsula. It is also known as Henley's gerbil or pygmy dipodil. Gerbillus henleyi is a long-tailed small gerbil with a back coat that is dark grey-brown which has specific white spots, and the species has small upper molars.[1] Gerbillus henleyi, like other species of the Genus Gerbillus, forage nocturnally and have mainly a plant based diet, and also depend on those dietary items for energy and water.[2]
| Pygmy gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. henleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus henleyi de Winton, 1903 | |
References
- Bouarakia, O., Denys, C., Nicolas, V., Tifarouine, L., Benazzou, T., & Benhoussa, A. (2018). Notes on the distribution and phylogeography of two rare small Gerbillinae (Rodentia, Muridae) in Morocco: Gerbillus simoni and Gerbillus henleyi. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 341(7-8), 398–409. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2018.08.001
- Khokhlova, I. S., Kam, M., & Degen, A. A. (1997). A Small Gerbil That Maximizes Intake of Energy from Low-Energy Food. Journal of Mammalogy, 78(1), 158–162. doi: 10.2307/1382648
- Granjon, L. (2016). "Gerbillus henleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9127A115090818. Retrieved 3 June 2020. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
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