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Wagner's gerbil
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Gerbillus dasyurus
The Wagner's gerbil is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Wagner
A young / baby of a Wagner is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Wagner group is called a 'horde'.Countries
Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen
Facts about the Wagner's gerbil
The main, clear difference between this species and Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) is that the Baluchistan gerbil has a spot of hairs directly above the basis of the tail which have a white hair basis, whereas Wagner’s gerbil lacks this spot.
Wagner's Gerbil is a very common species in the Jordanian Desert.
Like most other exotic gerbils, Wagner's Gerbil isn't widely kept as a pet. (Full text)
1. Gerbillus, genus Gerbillus -- (type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils)Gerbillus
genus Gerbillus
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