Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Family Muridae Scientific name Gerbillus gerbillus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superfamily Muroidea Subfamily Gerbillinae Higher classification Gerbillus | |
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Similar Gerbillus, Greater Egyptian, Gerbil, Rodent, Mammal | ||
The lesser gerbil,Gerbillus gerbillus, is distributed mainly in Morocco, Northern Nigeria to Jordan and Kenya. It is also known as the small Egyptian gerbil. It is much smaller than other gerbils sometimes kept as pets.
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Lesser gerbil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA