Lesser Egyptian Gerbil vs long yam

Gerbillus gerbillus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Gerbillus	Dioscorea
Species	Gerbillus gerbillus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.