Gerbilliscus

Gerbilliscus
Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Gerbillurini
Genus:	Gerbilliscus Thomas, 1897
Type species
Gerbillus boehmi
Species
Gerbilliscus afra Gerbilliscus boehmi Gerbilliscus brantsii Gerbilliscus guineae Gerbilliscus inclusus Gerbilliscus kempi Gerbilliscus leucogaster Gerbilliscus nigricaudus Gerbilliscus phillipsi Gerbilliscus robustus Gerbilliscus validus

Gerbilliscus is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae (gerbils) of the family Muridae.^[1] It contains the following species, all native to Africa:

• Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra)
• Boehm's gerbil (Gerbilliscus boehmi)
• Highveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii)
• Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae)
• Gorongoza gerbil (Gerbilliscus inclusus)
• Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
• Bushveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus leucogaster)
• Black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus)
• Phillips's gerbil (Gerbilliscus phillipsi)
• Fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus)
• Savanna gerbil (Gerbilliscus validus)

Species currently classified in this genus were formerly treated in the genus Tatera.