Pygmy gerbil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Pygmy gerbil Gerbillus henleyi Least concern

Where the pygmy gerbil lives, 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 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Gerbillus henleyi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Is the pygmy gerbil endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pygmy gerbil?

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

About the pygmy gerbil

The pygmy gerbil (Gerbillus henleyi) is distributed mainly in Algeria to Israel and the Arabian Peninsula. It is also known as Henley's gerbil or pygmy dipodil. Gerbillus henleyi is a long-tailed small gerbil with a back coat that is dark grey-brown which has specific white spots, and the species has small upper molars. Gerbillus henleyi, like other species of the genus Gerbillus, forage nocturnally and have mainly a plant based diet, and also depend on those dietary items for energy and water.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pygmy gerbil (revision 1369719526), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q289439 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).