Gerbillinae, J.E.Gray, 1825

Amr, Zuhair S., Abu, Mohammad A., Qumsiyeh, Mazin & Eid, Ehab, 2018, Systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in Jordan, Zootaxa 4397 (1), pp. 1-94 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5991787
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scientific name	Gerbillinae
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Subfamily Gerbillinae View in CoL

This subfamily includes species of the genera Gerbillus, Meriones , Psammomys , and Sekeetamys . This subfamily constitutes the largest group of rodents occurring in Jordan with a total of 11 species. It includes small to mediumsized rodents adapted for arid and steppe areas. Teeth and soles morphology varies greatly ( Figure 33 View FIGURE 33 ) according to food resources and habitat (Wilson & Reeder, 2005).