The pleasant gerbil (Gerbillus amoenus) is a small rodent of North Africa, a gerbil in the family Muridae. It is found mainly in Libya and Egypt, and its range may extend from Mauritania to Tunisia. The body is about six centimetres long, with a brown agouti-style coat, a white belly and a very long tail. It was first described by de Winton in 1902 under the name Dipodillus amoenus, and it is also known as the charming dipodil and the charming gerbil. Pleasant gerbils are kept and bred in captivity in Europe, and they were introduced as pets to the United Kingdom in 2002. The Mammal Diversity Database lists the species as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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is a species of rodent found mainly in Libya and Egypt
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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is a species of rodent found mainly in Libya and Egypt
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1. Mammal Diversity Database: Gerbillus amoenus
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Least Concern
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Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Taxonomy
Family: Muridae
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is a species of rodent found mainly in Libya and Egypt
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