Wagner's Gerbil

Gerbillus dasyurus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Chordata β€ΊClass: Mammalia β€ΊOrder: Rodentia β€ΊFamily: Muridae β€ΊGenus: Gerbillus

About

Wagner's gerbil, Dipodillus dasyurus, is distributed mainly in the Nile Delta, the Sinai, Syria, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. It also referred to as the rough-tailed dipodil or Wadi Hof gerbil. They are solo, burrowing mammals that are nocturnally active.