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Gracile tateril

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The gracile tateril (Taterillus gracilis), also called the slender gerbil, is a small to medium-sized gerbil of sub-Saharan West Africa, ranging from Senegal in the west to Nigeria and western Chad. Adults average about 115 mm in head-and-body length, with a tail averaging 156 mm that ends in a dark, bushy pencil of hair. The muzzle is pointed, the eyes are large and the ears long, with white cheeks and white patches above and behind the eye. The coat is yellowish-brown or reddish-brown above and whitish below, with a clear line between the two on the flanks. It lives in dry savanna woodland and scrubland where annual rainfall is at least 400 mm, favouring clay-rich soils and places with trees and shrubs of the family Combretaceae, and it also uses farmland, pasture and rural gardens. It is nocturnal and digs a simple, rather vertical, unbranched burrow. An omnivore, it eats mostly seeds, leaves and stems and some insects, and in the dry season it lives on fat reserves built up in the wet season. It is common, sometimes treated as an agricultural pest, and is rated Least Concern by the IUCN.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Taterillus gracilis (Gracile tateril)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
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Burkina Faso

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Chad

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Cote d'Ivoire

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Gambia

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Ghana

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Guinea

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Mali

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Niger

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Nigeria

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Senegal

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Togo

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is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species descriptions: Taterillus gracilis (Gracile tateril)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Descriptions: conservation
    Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
  • Descriptions: biology and ecology
    Gracile Taterils are nocturnal and terrestrial.
  • Descriptions: biology and ecology, diet
    The Gracile Tateril is an omnivorous species, but the bulk of its diet is composed of seeds, stems, and leaves
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2. Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range
    is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
  • Lead, pest status
    It is a common species, sometimes considered an agricultural pest
  • Lead
    The gracile tateril or slender gerbil (Taterillus gracilis) is a species of rodent found in
  • In Biome: Savanna, Lead, habitat
    Its natural habitats are dry savanna, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, rodent
    is a species of rodent found in
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GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record: Taterillus gracilis (Gracile tateril)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species record: family
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Species record: family
"family": "Muridae"
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