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

Emin's gerbil Taterillus emini Least concern

Where the Emin's gerbil lives – recorded in 4 countries, 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 82 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Taterillus emini
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Emin's gerbil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Emin's gerbil in 4 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 Emin's gerbil endangered?

The Emin'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 Emin's gerbil?

The Emin's gerbil (Taterillus emini) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Taterillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Emin's gerbil

Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (Taterillus emini) is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Emin's gerbil (revision 1313795268), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767484 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).