Petter's gerbil

Petter's gerbil, also called Petter's tateril (Taterillus petteri), is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. According to its Wikipedia article its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land and rural gardens, so it occurs in open natural vegetation and also in places altered by farming and settlement. The article cites Musser and Carleton's 2005 chapter on the superfamily Muroidea in Mammal Species of the World as its reference. Beyond range and habitat the source says little, so conservation status, diet, body size and population are not recorded here and remain open for a later reading of more detailed sources.