Lataste's Gerbil

Lataste's GerbilAn updated Algerian review treats Lataste's Gerbil as a valid species and records it from the eastern High Plateaus and northern Sahara. It lists semi-arid, arid, and sandy-desert zones.What does it look like?The Algerian account gives head-and-body lengths of 98–120 mm and tail lengths of 110–144 mm for the measured animals.How does it live?An updated Algerian review treats Lataste's Gerbil as a valid species and records it from the eastern High Plateaus and northern Sahara. It lists semi-arid, arid, and sandy-desert zones.The review classifies its Algerian records in semi-arid, arid, and sandy-desert bioclimatic zones.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.