Anderson's gerbil

Anderson's gerbil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species: G. andersoni
Binomial name
Gerbillus andersoni
de Winton, 1902
Synonyms

allenbyi Thomas, 1918
bonhotei Thomas, 1919

Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni is a species of gerbils distributed from Tunisia to Israel. Their habitats and diets are similar to other gerbils. The gestation period is 20-22 days and the average litter size is four or five. IUCN lists the junior synonym Gerbillus allenbyi as vulnerable.

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