Jerbilrat

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The Jerbilrats are a horde of golden-furred rats exclusively in the novel Loamhedge, in the Redwall series. They appear in Book 2, 'If only they were back here at Redwall.'

They appear in the desert above the high cliffs the travellers Bragoon, Sarobando, Springald, Fenna and Horty climb. They steal the travellers' water. Sarobando and Bragoon capture one, however, and interrogate it to find out where a water source is. Jiboa, the Jerbilrats' leader and the rat the two warriors captured, refuses to tell them and instead tries to lead them to it. Horty creates an insulting song about the Jerbilrats as they travel.

Jiboa later chews through the rope and escapes, though is caught as prey by a buzzard. It is assumed that he is killed and eaten. Seeing their leader taken, the rest of his horde flee. They are not seen again in the novel.