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title: "Indische naaktzoolrenmuis"
description: "Tatera indica — Zoogdieren. The Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indian-gerbil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indische naaktzoolrenmuis

> Tatera indica — Zoogdieren. The Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Tatera indica*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 132
- Wikidata: [Q1768247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44653](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44653)

## Names

- en: Indian Gerbil
- de: Indische Nacktsohlenrennmaus
- es: Jerbillo de la India
- fr: Gerbille des Indes
- nl: Indische naaktzoolrenmuis
- pl: Gołostópka indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (67), LK (10)

## Summary

The Indian gerbil (Tatera indica) also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found in western and southern Asia, from Syria east through to Bangladesh.
It is the only species in the genus Tatera.  Members of the genus Gerbilliscus have, historically, been placed in Tatera.

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

## Photo

![Indische naaktzoolrenmuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-gerbil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Thomas Hardwicke · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tatera_indica_Hardwicke.jpg

## Machine access

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