Least gerbil

Least gerbil
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. pusillus
Binomial name
	Gerbillus pusillus; Peters, 1878
Synonyms
	Gerbillus ruberrimusRhoads, 1896; Gerbillus diminutus(Dollman, 1911); Gerbillus percivali(Dollman, 1914);

Last updated October 05, 2025

The least gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania.^[1]

References

1 2 Granjon, L. (2019). "Gerbillus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T9144A22463078. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9144A22463078.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
↑ "Gerbillus pusillus W. C. H. Peters, 1878". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 Granjon, L. (2019). "Gerbillus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T9144A22463078. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9144A22463078.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[MDD-2] "Gerbillus pusillus W. C. H. Peters, 1878". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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Least gerbil
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. pusillus
Binomial name
*Gerbillus pusillus* Peters, 1878
Synonyms ^[2]
Gerbillus ruberrimusRhoads, 1896 Gerbillus diminutus(Dollman, 1911) Gerbillus percivali(Dollman, 1914)