Gerbillus is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies Dipodillus was ranged as a subgenus of Gerbillus, however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.

Species

Genus Gerbillus

Subgenus Hendecapleura

Pleasant gerbil, Gerbillus amoenus

Brockman's gerbil, Gerbillus brockmani

Black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus

Algerian gerbil, Gerbillus garamantis

Grobben's gerbil, Gerbillus grobbeni

Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi

Mauritanian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae (sometimes considered a separate genus Monodia) Harrison's gerbil, Gerbillus mesopotamiae Darfur gerbil, Gerbillus muriculus Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops Principal gerbil, Gerbillus principulus Least gerbil, Gerbillus pusillus Sand gerbil, Gerbillus syrticus Waters's gerbil, Gerbillus watersi Subgenus Gerbillus Berbera gerbil, Gerbillus acticola Agag gerbil, Gerbillus agag Anderson's gerbil, Gerbillus andersoni Swarthy gerbil, Gerbillus aquilus Burton's gerbil, Gerbillus burtoni Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani Dongola gerbil, Gerbillus dongolanus Somalia gerbil, Gerbillus dunni Flower's gerbil, Gerbillus floweri Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus Indian hairy-footed gerbil, Gerbillus gleadowi Western gerbil, Gerbillus hesperinus Hoogstraal's gerbil, Gerbillus hoogstraali Lataste's gerbil, Gerbillus latastei Sudan gerbil, Gerbillus nancillus Nigerian gerbil, Gerbillus nigeriae Occidental gerbil, Gerbillus occiduus Pale gerbil, Gerbillus perpallidus Cushioned gerbil, Gerbillus pulvinatus Greater Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum Rosalinda gerbil, Gerbillus rosalinda Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli

Gerbillus

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Rodent genera

Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest

Gerbillus