Flower's Gerbil
Gerbillus floweri Thomas, 1919
Also calledBlekørkenmus (nob) · Flower-Rennmaus (deu) · Flowers Renmuis (nld) · Flowers Rennmaus (deu) · Gerbille de Flower (fra) · Gerbille pâle (fra) · kalpeagerbiili (fin) · myszoskoczka synajska (pol) · pískomil Flowerův (ces) · pískomil světlý (ces) · siinaingerbiili (fin) · フラワーアレチネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9 vol.3 p.559
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillus. Usually considered a synonym of G. pyramidum, but Lay (1983) explained why it should not be united with that species (in his comments under G. pyramidum). Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Usually considered a synonym of G. pyramidum, but Lay (1983) explained why it should not be united with that species.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
activity
Activity patterns. Flower’s Gerbil is nocturnal and terrestrial. It digs burrows in sand, which are closed during the day.
Muridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Sand dunes and palm plantations near cultures and in Acacia (Fabaceae) groves. Flower’s Gerbil has also been found in coastal sand dunes, and in sandy areas close to salt lakes generally covered by low scrubby vegetation.
Muridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437804.