North African gerbil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

North African gerbil Dipodillus campestris

Where the North African 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 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Dipodillus campestris
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the North African gerbil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the North African gerbil in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Mauritania

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.

What kind of animal is the North African gerbil?

The North African gerbil (Dipodillus campestris) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Dipodillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the North African gerbil

The North African gerbil (Dipodillus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in North Africa where its natural habitats are arable land and rocky areas of the Maghreb, and hot Saharan deserts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article North African gerbil (revision 1315052800), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769770 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).