Greater Egyptian Gerbil vs Sour orange

Gerbillus pyramidum compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Greater Egyptian Gerbil is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Egyptian Gerbil	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Gerbillus	Citrus
Species	Gerbillus pyramidum	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Egyptian Gerbil	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).