Desmodillus auricularis - #4191
Cape Short-eared Gerbil
Geographic Distribution
South Africa (Northern Cape and Western Cape Provs., SW Free State, and Gauteng), S Botswana, Namibia, and SW Angola.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Desmodillus
Specific Epithet
auricularis
Image Location
Namibia, Hardap region, NamibRand Nature Reserve
Image Date
7 May 2007
Photographer
GB Rathbun (Contributed by the California Academy of Sciences)