Gerbillus campestris

Taxobox
name = North African Gerbil
status = LC
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
genus = "Gerbillus"
species = "G. campestris"
binomial = "Gerbillus campestris"
binomial_authority = (Loche, 1867)

The North African Gerbil, "Gerbillus campestris", is mainly distributed along the Atlantic coast of the Sahara, as well as parts of Somalia. Like other "Gerbillus" species they live in dry, sandy, and rocky landscapes, often sparsely vegetated. Their diet includes insects, nuts, grasses and roots. They are nocturnal.

References

* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as least concern

External links

* [http://www.sensi-media.com/gerbil/rockgerbil.htm e-gerbil, Gerbillus campestris page]