Cape Short-Tailed Gerbil
Desmodillus auricularis
Also known as: Cape Short-Eared Gerbil, Namaqua Gerbil, Short-Tailed Gerbil
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
53 g
LCMammaliaRodentiaMuridae
Seasonal Activity
19 sightings · 2005–2024
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 53 g
Photo
(c) Serban Proches, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.