Gerbil Size
Size of Gerbil
Weight | 56.6113g (2-4oz) | ||
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Lifespan | 3-5 years | ||
Maximum speed | 4 mph |
The Gerbil is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Rodentia.
The Gerbil belonged to the family Muridae, mainly distributed in Africa, Asia, Eurasia. They like to live in dry deserts, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, black, white, tan. it likes to eat seeds the most. In addition, seeds, fruit, nuts are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are birds, snakes, wildcats.
If we use one sentence to describe the Gerbil, it is "Originally known as the Desert Rat!".