Fat-tailed gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi Least concern
Where the fat-tailed gerbil lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Pachyuromys duprasi |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the fat-tailed gerbil live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the fat-tailed gerbil in 1 country or territory 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 fat-tailed gerbil endangered?
The fat-tailed gerbil’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the fat-tailed gerbil?
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Pachyuromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the fat-tailed gerbil
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi), also called the duprasi gerbil or doop, is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is the only species in the genus Pachyuromys. They are frequently kept as pets.
Other common English names are: fat-tailed jird, fat-tailed rat, and beer mat gerbil.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fat-tailed gerbil (revision 1375721839), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q80763 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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