View source for Pygmy gerbil

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| image = Pygmy Gerbil imported from iNaturalist photo 260302397 on 14 February 2024.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|title=''Gerbillus henleyi''|last1=Granjon|first1=L.|year=2016|errata=2017|page=e.T9127A115090818|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9127A22464262.en|access-date=21 February 2022}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.</ref>
| genus = Gerbillus
| species = henleyi
| authority = [[William Edward de Winton|de Winton]], 1903
}}

The '''pygmy gerbil''' ('''''Gerbillus henleyi''''') is distributed mainly in [[Algeria]] to [[Israel]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. It is also known as Henley's gerbil or pygmy dipodil. ''Gerbillus henleyi'' is a long-tailed small gerbil with a back coat that is dark grey-brown which has specific white spots, and the species has small upper molars.<ref>Bouarakia, O., Denys, C., Nicolas, V., Tifarouine, L., Benazzou, T., & Benhoussa, A. (2018). Notes on the distribution and phylogeography of two rare small Gerbillinae (Rodentia, Muridae) in Morocco: Gerbillus simoni and Gerbillus henleyi. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 341(7-8), 398–409. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2018.08.001
</ref> Gerbillus henleyi, like other species of the Genus [[Gerbillus]], forage nocturnally and have mainly a plant based diet, and also depend on those dietary items for energy and water.<ref>Khokhlova, I. S., Kam, M., & Degen, A. A. (1997). A Small Gerbil That Maximizes Intake of Energy from Low-Energy Food. Journal of Mammalogy, 78(1), 158–162. doi: 10.2307/1382648
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[[Category:Gerbillus]]
[[Category:Rodents of North Africa]]
[[Category:Rodents of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1903]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Edward de Winton]]