Cape short-eared gerbil Desmodillus auricularis Least concern
Where the Cape short-eared gerbil lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 873 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Desmodillus auricularis |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Cape short-eared gerbil live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape short-eared gerbil in 3 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 short-eared gerbil endangered?
The Cape short-eared 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 short-eared gerbil?
The Cape short-eared gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Desmodillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Cape short-eared gerbil
The Cape short-eared gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Desmodillus. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are hot deserts and temperate desert. It is the only gerbil whose tail is shorter than the combined length of its head and body. There are some variation in color, but its white patches at the bases of its ears differentiates it from other species. Diet consists mainly of grass-seeds, and occasionally greenery and insects. It weighs 50g and its total length is 20 cm. It nests in burrows, often with many tunnels. It hoards food inside the burrows or buries it outside nearby.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape short-eared gerbil (revision 1379550279), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q127360 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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