| Gerbillus Temporal range:Pliocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Pale gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
| Tribe: | Gerbillini |
| Subtribe: | Gerbillina |
| Genus: | Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Gerbillus aegyptius[1] | |
| Subgenera | |
Hendecapleura | |
Gerbillus is agenus that contains most common and the most diversegerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studiesDipodillus was ranged as a subgenus ofGerbillus,[2] however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.
GenusGerbillus
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