---
title: "Gerbilliscus afra"
description: "Gerbilliscus afer — Zoogdieren. The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cape-gerbil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gerbilliscus afra

> Gerbilliscus afer — Zoogdieren. The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Gerbilliscus afer*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 128
- Wikidata: [Q1765470](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765470)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74360](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74360)

## Names

- en: Cape Gerbil
- de: Kap-Nacktsohlenrennmaus
- es: Gerbilliscus afra
- fr: Gerbille du Cap
- it: Gerbilliscus afra
- nl: Gerbilliscus afra
- pt: Gerbilliscus afra
- pl: Gerbilliscus afra

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (62)

## Summary

The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate desert.

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

## Photo

![Gerbilliscus afra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-gerbil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52910946

## Machine access

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