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title: "Cheesman's Gerbil"
description: "Gerbillus cheesmani — Ssaki. Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cheesman-s-gerbil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cheesman's Gerbil

> Gerbillus cheesmani — Ssaki. Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae.

- Scientific name: *Gerbillus cheesmani*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 225
- Wikidata: [Q1766332](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766332)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44189](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44189)

## Names

- en: Cheesman's Gerbil
- de: Cheesman Rennmaus
- es: Jerbillo de la Península Arábiga
- fr: Gerbille de Cheesman

## Countries with the most observations

AE (80), IR (14), SA (9), MA (4), OM (3)

## Summary

Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani) is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae. It is distributed mainly in Arabian Peninsula to southwestern Iran. It has orange-brown fur, white underparts, large eyes and a very long tail.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesman%27s_gerbil

## Photo

![Cheesman's Gerbil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cheesman-s-gerbil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44189

## Machine access

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