Gerbillus campestris

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North African Gerbil
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species: G. campestris
Binomial name
Gerbillus campestris
(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.

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