Aroma vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Dichrostachys cinerea compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aroma	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dichrostachys	Gerbillus
Species	Dichrostachys cinerea	Gerbillus gerbillus

Conservation Status

Aroma

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aroma	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aroma

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (24 countries), Asia (12 countries), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aroma

The Aroma, Dichrostachys cinerea, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations.