Cheesman's gerbil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cheesman's gerbil Gerbillus cheesmani Least concern

Where the Cheesman's gerbil lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 15 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Gerbillus cheesmani
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Cheesman's gerbil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cheesman's gerbil in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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 Cheesman's gerbil endangered?

The Cheesman's gerbil’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cheesman's gerbil?

The Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Gerbillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cheesman's gerbil

Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae. It is distributed mainly in Arabian Peninsula to southwestern Iran. It has orange-brown fur, white underparts, large eyes and a very long tail.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cheesman's gerbil (revision 1355294945), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766332 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).