Bushveld Gerbil
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
- GenusGerbilliscus (Hairy-footed Gerbils)
- SpeciesGerbilliscus leucogaster (Bushveld Gerbil)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Black-tailed Tree Rat
Thallomys nigricauda
Hairy-footed Gerbil
Gerbillurus paeba
Brants's Whistling Rat
Parotomys brantsii
Littledale's Whistling Rat
Parotomys littledalei
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Dassie Rat
Petromus typicus
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Damara Ground Squirrel
Xerus princeps
Gerbil Mouse
Malacothrix typica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bushveld Gerbil at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |