Pleasant gerbil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pleasant gerbil Gerbillus amoenus Least concern

Where the pleasant gerbil lives – recorded in 3 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 139 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Gerbillus amoenus
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 pleasant gerbil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pleasant 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 pleasant gerbil endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pleasant gerbil?

The pleasant gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Gerbillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pleasant gerbil

The pleasant gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) is a species of rodent found mainly in Libya and Egypt, and possibly Mauritania to Tunisia. This species is about 6 cm in body length, with a brown agouti-style coat, a white belly and a very long tail. It is also known as the charming dipodil.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pleasant gerbil (revision 1369296135), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307902 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).