Gerbil - Classification

Classification

SUBFAMILY GERBILLINAE

Tribe Ammodillini
- Genus Ammodillus
  - Ammodile, Ammodillus imbellis
Tribe Desmodilliscini
- Genus Desmodilliscus
  - Pouched gerbil, Desmodilliscus braueri
- Genus Pachyuromys
  - Fat-tailed gerbil, Pachyuromys duprasi
Tribe Gerbillini
- Subtribe Gerbillina
  - Genus Dipodillus
    - Botta's gerbil, Dipodillus bottai
    - North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris
    - Wagner's gerbil, Dipodillus dasyurus
    - Harwood's gerbil, Dipodillus harwoodi
    - James's gerbil, Dipodillus jamesi
    - Lowe's gerbil, Dipodillus lowei
    - Mackilligin's gerbil, Dipodillus mackilligini
    - Greater short-tailed gerbil, Dipodillus maghrebi
    - Rupicolous gerbil, Dipodillus rupicola
    - Lesser short-tailed gerbil, Dipodillus simoni
    - Somalian gerbil, Dipodillus somalicus
    - Khartoum gerbil, Dipodillus stigmonyx
    - Kerkennah Islands gerbil, Dipodillus zakariai
  - Genus Gerbillus
    - Subgenus Hendecapleura
      - Pleasant gerbil, Gerbillus amoenus
      - Brockman's gerbil, Gerbillus brockmani
      - Black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
      - Algerian gerbil, Gerbillus garamantis
      - Grobben's gerbil, Gerbillus grobbeni
      - Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi
      - Mauritian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae (sometimes considered a separate genus Monodia)
      - Harrison's gerbil, Gerbillus mesopotamiae
      - Barfur gerbil, Gerbillus muriculus
      - Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus
      - Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops
      - Principal gerbil, Gerbillus principulus
      - Least gerbil, Gerbillus pusillus
      - Sand gerbil, Gerbillus syrticus
      - Vivacious gerbil, Gerbillus vivax (may be G. amoenus or G. nanus)
      - Waters's gerbil, Gerbillus watersi
    - Subgenus Gerbillus
      - Berbera gerbil, Gerbillus acticola
      - Agag gerbil, Gerbillus agag
      - Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni
      - Swarthy gerbil, Gerbillus aquilus
      - Burton's gerbil, Gerbillus burtoni
      - Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani
      - Dongola gerbil, Gerbillus dongolanus
      - Somalia gerbil, Gerbillus dunni
      - Flower's gerbil, Gerbillus floweri
      - Lesser gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus
      - Indian hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillus gleadowi
      - Western gerbil, Gergbillus hesperinus
      - Hoogstraal's gerbil, Gerbillus hoogstraali
      - Lataste's gerbil, Gerbillus latastei
      - Sudan gerbil, Gerbillus nancillus
      - Nigerian gerbil, Gerbillus nigeriae
      - Occidental gerbil, Gerbillus occiduus
      - Pale gerbil, Gerbillus perpallidus
      - Cushioned gerbil, Gerbillus pulvinatus
      - Greater Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum
      - Rosalinda gerbil, Gerbillus rosalinda
      - Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli
  - Genus Microdillus
    - Somali Pygmy Gerbil, Microdillus peeli
- Subtribe Rhombomyina
  - Genus Brachiones
    - Przewalski's gerbil, Brachiones przewalskii
  - Genus Meriones
    - Subgenus Meriones
      - Tamarisk jird, Meriones tamariscinus
    - Subgenus Parameriones
      - Persian jird, Meriones persicus
      - King jird, Meriones rex
    - Subgenus Pallasiomys
      - Arabian jird, Meriones arimalius
      - Cheng's jird, Meriones chengi
      - Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus
      - Dahl's jird, Meriones dahli
      - Moroccan jird, Meriones grandis
      - Libyan jird, Meriones libycus
      - Midday jird, Meriones meridianus
      - Buxton's jird, Meriones sacramenti
      - Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi
      - Tristram's jird, Meriones tristrami
      - Mongolian jird (Mongolian Gerbil), Meriones unguiculatus
      - Vinogradov's jird, Meriones vinogradovi
      - Zarudny's jird, Meriones zarudnyi
    - Subgenus Cheliones
      - Indian desert jird, Meriones hurrianae
  - Genus Psammomys
    - Sand rat, Psammomys obesus
    - Thin sand rat, Psammomys vexillaris
  - Genus Rhombomys
    - Great gerbil, Rhombomys opimus
- incertae sedis
  - Genus Sekeetamys
    - Bushy-tailed jird, Sekeetamys calurus
Tribe Gerbillurini
- Genus Desmodillus
  - Cape short-eared gerbil, Desmodillus auricularis
- Genus Gerbilliscus
  - 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
- Genus Gerbillurus
  - Hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillurus paeba
  - Namib brush-tailed gerbil, Gerbillurus setzeri
  - Dune hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillurus tytonis
  - Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillurus vallinus
- Genus Tatera
  - Indian gerbil, Tatera indica
Tribe Taterillini
- Genus Taterillus
  - Robbins's tateril, Taterillus arenarius
  - Congo gerbil, Taterillus congicus
  - Emin's gerbil, Taterillus emini
  - Gracile tateril, Taterillus gracilis
  - Harrington's gerbil, Taterillus harringtoni
  - Lake Chad gerbil, Taterillus lacustris
  - Petter's gerbil, Taterillus petteri
  - Senegal gerbil, Taterillus pygargus
  - Tranieri's tateril, Taterillus tranieri