The Berbera gerbil, Gerbillus acticola, is a small rodent of the subfamily Gerbillinae that is endemic to Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. Adults average about 94 mm in head-and-body length with a tail of about 129 mm. The upper parts are sandy orange, the flanks paler and the underparts pure white with a clear dividing line, and there is a white patch round the eye. The tail is sandy orange above and pale below, with a narrow tuft of brown and white hairs at the tip. It is known from only three places in Somaliland: Berbera, where the type specimen was found, Bulhar and Burao. Its precise habitat is not known, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature rates it data deficient.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Muridae, Taxa Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Gerbillus acticola
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Source Berbera gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range in somalilandQuote, Lead, range in somaliland
It is endemic to Somaliland.
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1. Berbera gerbil (Wikipedia)
Habitat description, land habitat
caught on sandy plain
Lead, present tense range or population
It is endemic to Somaliland.
Conservation status statement
has rated its conservation status as being "data deficient"
Lead, range in somaliland
It is endemic to Somaliland.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, classification as a rodent
is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae
View the SourceGBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Gerbillus acticola
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species match, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species match, family
"family": "Muridae"
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