Fat-tailed gerbil
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The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi), also called the duprasi gerbil or doop, is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is only species in the genus Pachyuromys. They are frequently kept as pets.
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Fat-tailed gerbil | |
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A pair of duprasi gerbils | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Pachyuromys Lataste, 1880 |
Species: | P. duprasi |
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Pachyuromys duprasi Lataste, 1880 | |
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Other common English names are: fat-tailed jird, fat-tailed rat, and beer mat gerbil.[2][3]