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  • Mongolian Gerbil, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Ralph Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Mongolian Gerbil, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Bayarmaa Chuluunbat, all rights reserved

  • Mongolian Gerbil, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Allie_Caulfield, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Mongolian Gerbil, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Attila Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Mongolian Gerbil, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Allie_Caulfield, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Mongolian Gerbil, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Daniele Colombo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Mongolian Gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

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Mammals
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About

Meriones unguiculatus, the Mongolian jird or Mongolian gerbil is a rodent belonging to subfamily Gerbillinae. It is the most widely known species of the gerbil subfamily, and is the usual gerbil species to be kept as a pet or experimental animal, when it is known as the domesticated gerbil. Like the Syrian or golden hamster, it was first brought to the United States in 1954 by Dr. Victor Schwentker for use in research. Forty-four pairs were...

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