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title: "Lesser Egyptian Gerbil"
description: "Gerbillus gerbillus — Mammals. The lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-egyptian-gerbil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

> Gerbillus gerbillus — Mammals. The lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Gerbillus gerbillus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 119
- Wikidata: [Q1768735](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768735)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44196](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44196)

## Names

- en: Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
- de: Kleine Ägyptische Rennmaus
- es: Jerbillo de Egipto Menor
- fr: Petite gerbille du sable
- nl: Kleine Egyptische renmuis
- pl: Myszoskoczka mała

## Countries with the most observations

MA (13), EH (4), IL (3)

## Summary

The lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) is a small species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is native to North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula, where it lives in sandy habitats. It is a common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Egyptian_gerbil

## Photo

![Lesser Egyptian Gerbil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-egyptian-gerbil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Frank E. Beddard · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cambridge_Natural_History_Mammalia_Fig_236.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-egyptian-gerbil?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).