blackneck vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Lygephila pastinum compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Erebidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lygephila	Gerbillus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Gerbillus gerbillus

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Lesser Egyptian Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.