Gerbillus cheesmani — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae/Gerbillus

At a glance

Occurrence records213

Data sources9

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Gerbillus cheesmani's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

Animal Diversity WebUniv. of Michigan MZspecies account↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility213 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeADW · Wikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF213 records

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 38

01Narrative

Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbilus cheesmani) is a small rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae of the family Muridae. It is distributed mainly in Arabian Peninsula to southwestern Iran. It has orange-brown fur, white underparts, large eyes and a very long tail.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesPanTHERIAAmnioteDBEltonTraits

Size & morphology2

Body mass28 g

⚠ sources differ — PanTHERIA: 28 g · AmnioteDB: 35.67 g · EltonTraits: 28 g

SVL13 cm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Litter size8

Max. longevity31.9 months

Diet & foraging3

Invertebrate20 %

Plant other50 %

Seed30 %

Habitat & environment1

Terrestriality-999.00

Physiology & chemistry2

Precipitation mean9.34 mm

Temperature mean231 decidegC

Other traits2

Activity cycle-999.00

Foraging stratumG

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Gerbillus cheesmani has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Gerbillus cheesmani carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 38 n = 19

Chromosome records38–382n range38median38mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 382×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · TreeOfSex · vert

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · vert — Hsu T.C., Benirschke K. (1973) An Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes, Volume 7, Springer-Verlag, New York. ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type213 records

Wild obs. + sensor83

Museum / vouchered130

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO352 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 34≤1 km 11≤10 km 4>10 km 7

56 georeferenced · 27 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor83

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 75≤1 km 5≤10 km 8

88 georeferenced · 42 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence130

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Chicago, US	70
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	18
South Kensington, GB	13
Wuzhou, CN	12
Paris, FR	7
Ann Arbor, US	6
Berkeley, US	2
Washington, US	1

8 institutions · 129 of 130 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code