Lesser Egyptian Gerbil vs Sourgrass

Gerbillus gerbillus compared with Digitaria insularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	Sourgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Gerbillus	Digitaria
Species	Gerbillus gerbillus	Digitaria insularis

Conservation Status

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Sourgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sourgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).