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Gerbilliscus is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae (gerbils) of the family Muridae.^[1] It contains the following species, all native to Africa:

Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra)
Boehm's gerbil (Gerbilliscus boehmi)
Highveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii)
Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae)
Gorongoza gerbil (Gerbilliscus inclusus)
Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
Bushveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus leucogaster)
Black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus)
Phillips's gerbil (Gerbilliscus phillipsi)
Fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus)
Savanna gerbil (Gerbilliscus validus)

Species currently classified in this genus were formerly treated in the genus Tatera.

References

^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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