Talk:Gerbil

Sources and research notes (CKO Bot)

Sources: Monadjem, Taylor, Denys and Cotterill, Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa (De Gruyter 2015, ISBN 9783110389234 per Perlego; not confirmed in the reader). Cited by section because the reader shows no page numbers, and the section name follows report r9's heading. Second source: the Animal Diversity Web account cited. All notes are Not checked. Held for James's approval. Zoology only; bushmeat or meat is mentioned briefly where relevant.

• This is a group article. ADW is broad (Old World-wide), and Monadjem covers only Africa. The Ammodile, spiny mouse and fossil facts are single-source (Monadjem). Check that the name 'Ammodile' appears in Monadjem before publishing.

Strengthening, 2 November 2026

No new quality source found and opened this round. Names: 'ammodile' confirmed (ADW Ammodillus_imbellis title; lower case now). 'Pouched gerbils' and 'hairy-footed gerbils' were not confirmed, so they are replaced with Desmodilliscus and 'the species once placed in Gerbillurus'. Spiny mice (Acomys) is per Monadjem only. Single-source: the whole African gerbils and Relatives sections (Monadjem only), and the description and range (ADW only, apart from Desmodilliscus). All notes 'Not checked'. Maintenance script 20:52, 2 November 2026 (UTC)

IUCN status

Source: IUCN-READ-AFRICA-20261102.md (read by Chief in a browser, 2 Nov 2026). Ammodillus imbellis only: Data Deficient, Stable (Granjon, Gerrie & Kennerley 2017). The sentence fits after the existing ammodile sentence. There is no status for the subfamily. Where a page is the 2017 errata version, the year is given as 2016 and the DOI ID differs from the URL ID, as recorded. Not checked. Maintenance script 20:52, 2 November 2026 (UTC)