Gerbillus
| 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 | |
| Subgenera | |
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Hendecapleura | |
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, however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.