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

Wagner's gerbil Dipodillus dasyurus

Where the Wagner's gerbil lives – recorded in 2 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 57 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Dipodillus dasyurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Wagner's gerbil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Wagner's gerbil in 2 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

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 Wagner's gerbil?

The Wagner's gerbil (Dipodillus dasyurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Dipodillus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Wagner's gerbil

Wagner's gerbil (Dipodillus dasyurus) is a gerbil that is native mainly to the Nile Delta, Israel, the Sinai, Syria, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. It also referred to as the rough-tailed dipodil or Wadi Hof gerbil. They are solo, burrowing mammals that are nocturnally active.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wagner's gerbil (revision 1369531480), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q654815 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).