The Balochistan gerbil, also known as the dwarf gerbil (Gerbillus nanus), is a medium-sized, slender gerbil with a very wide distribution. It occurs from Morocco across North Africa and the Sahel, through the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, to Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India. Head and body measure about 14 to 23.5 centimetres and the tail 8 to 14.5 centimetres. The upper parts are yellowish brown tinged with grey, the underparts and inner limbs are white with a sharp boundary between the two, and there are white patches above the eye, behind the ear and on the rump. The tail ends in a tuft of longer, usually grey hairs. It lives in desert and semi-desert, favouring better vegetated sites such as wadis, oases and sand-clay basins, and is rated least concern because it is common and faces no obvious threats.
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ThreatsOther or No Known Threats 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
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Muridae, Taxa Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Gerbillus nanus
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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, eastern populationQuote, Distribution and habitat, eastern population
A separate population is present in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
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Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, eastern populationQuote, Distribution and habitat, eastern population
A separate population is present in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, eastern populationQuote, Distribution and habitat, eastern population
A separate population is present in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
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1. Balochistan gerbil (Wikipedia)
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This is a common species with a wide distribution
Lead, threats
faces no obvious threats
Distribution and habitat
Its range includes the northwestern region of Africa to the north of the Sahara, from Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and the Sahel to the south of the desert, from Mauritania to Mali, Niger and Chad.
Distribution and habitat, eastern population
A separate population is present in the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category: Gerbillus nanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category
LEAST_CONCERN
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species match: Gerbillus nanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Match record, family
Muridae
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Match record, order
Rodentia
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