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Great gerbil
Adult weight : 0.285 kg (0.627 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 5 years
Female maturity :105 days
Male maturity : 105 days
Gestation : 28 days
Weaning : 22 days
Litter size : 5
Litters per year : 3
Weight at birth : 0.005 kg (0.011 lbs)
Great gerbil
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Rhombomys opimus
The Great gerbil is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the great gerbil
A young / baby of a great gerbil is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A great gerbil group is called a 'horde'.
Facts about the great gerbil
Animal Description: Although widely considered to be a gerbil, the Great Gerbil is not classified scientifically as a gerbil. (Full text)
com The Great Gerbil is not the friendly little creature that is often kept as a pet; this one grows to sixteen inches (around 40cm) long. (Full text)
Great Gerbils are also carriers of bubonic plague; I bet you really wanted to know that! (Full text)
Great Gerbils are primarily nocturnal during the hot summer months, active only when the searing heat of the sun has passed for the day. (Full text)
Rodents Animal Description: Although widely considered to be a gerbil, the Great Gerbil is not classified scientifically as a gerbil. (Full text)
The purpose of this website is to teach everyone about how great gerbils are. (Full text)
edu) The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) is a social desert rodent that lives in family groups consisting of an adult male, one to four females and offspring. (Full text)
The Great Gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) is one of the largest gerbil (Full text)
Great Gerbils are well adapted for this climate. (Full text)
The Great Gerbil is significantly bigger than most gerbils and is different enough to be classified in its own genus. (Full text)
In Kazakhstan, the great gerbil is the source of many human cases of bubonic plague, and has been the subject of recent research by Liverpool scientists. (Full text)