| North African Gerbil | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Dipodillus |
| Species: | D. campestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipodillus campestris (Loche, 1867) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Gerbillus campestris (Loche, 1867) |
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The North African Gerbil (Dipodillus campestris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, possibly Chad, possibly Mauritania. Its natural habitats are rocky areas, hot deserts, and arable land. IUCN lists Gerbillus quadrimaculatus, a synonym of D. campestris as critically endangered.