Mauritanian gerbil

The Mauritanian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae, is a gerbil distributed mainly in northern Mauritania. Its Wikipedia article notes that some authorities place it in a separate genus, Monodia, and that it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Sudan gerbil, so its status as a distinct species is not fully settled. The reference list cites a 2004 IUCN Red List entry whose note explains why the species is listed as data deficient, meaning too little is known to judge how threatened it is. The article is a short stub, so nothing is stated here about size, habitat, diet, breeding or behaviour.