Cape gerbil Gerbilliscus afra Least concern
Where the Cape gerbil lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 254 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Gerbilliscus afra |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 6 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Cape gerbil live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape gerbil in 6 countries and territories across Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Cape gerbil endangered?
The Cape gerbil’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Cape gerbil?
The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Gerbilliscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Cape gerbil
The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afer) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate desert.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape gerbil (revision 1377889072), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765470 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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