Mongolian gerbil They are somewhat larger than mice, with a body about long (and a tail of similar length), with a body mass averaging in females and in males. The Mongolian gerbil is classified as a "prohibited new organism" under New Zealand's Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, preventing it from being imported into the country. The species is also prohibited in the US state of California. "Meriones unguiculatus" evolved on the semideserts and steppes of Mongolia. There, they developed long legs for jumping and running from predators, teeth to deal with hard seeds and plant matter, and water conservation techniques
Balochistan gerbil Balochistan gerbil The Balochistan gerbil or dwarf gerbil ("Gerbillus nanus"), is distributed mainly from Morocco across north Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and western Asia. This is a common species with a wide distribution which faces no obvious threats, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". The Balochistan gerbil is a medium-sized, slender species that somewhat resembles Wagner's gerbil ("Dipodillus dasyurus"). Its head-and-body length is between and its tail is between . The upper parts are yellowish-brown, tinged with grey; this is because the individual hairs have