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Nocturnal species, spending the daytime in a burrow. Solitary animal. Feeds on seeds, insects for their water content especially in summer, and camel dung. Burrows in sand. Extremely nervous and highly sensitive to the slightest noise and movement. The breeding season of greater Egyptian gerbil is known to be from May to December, after rainfall and female gives birth of four naked young at a time after gestation of 22 days. The young opened their eyes after 19-20 days, are weaned after 25 to 30 and reaches sexual maturity after 93 days.
Greater Egyptian gerbil is the largest gerbil in Egypt. Fur on the upperparts varies in color from orange-brown to tawny-grey, with dark stripe. Eyes prominent. Ears small and pigmented. The hairs of the underparts and feet white to base. Patch on the rump white. Tail long, Tail brush brown, about one-third or more of the tail length. Upper surface of tail as upperparts and sides of the body, ventral surface entirely white. Palm and sole of the feet with hairs.
Widespread.
The greater Egyptian gerbil inhabits in palm groves, olive and fruit gardens, coastal plains, sand dunes, gravel, and desert oases.
Body length: 102–135 mm. Ear length: 14–20 mm. Weight: 37–67 gm.
Native, resident.
Burton's gerbil (Gerbillus burtoni) is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton,[3] who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.[2]
Burton's gerbil (Gerbillus burtoni) is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton, who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.
