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The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus rodent found throughout much of Central Asia .
Description
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The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of 15–20 cm (6–8 in ). Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each incisor . They have large front claws used for burrowing.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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Great gerbils are found in arid habitats, predominantly in sandy or clay deserts . They are found in Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan , Mongolia , China , Pakistan , Afghanistan , and Iran .[1]
Predators
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The great gerbil is preyed on by foxes , owls , kites , wildcats , weasels , vultures , and cobras .
Ecology and behavior
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Great gerbils live in family groups and occupy one burrow per family.[3] hibernate . They are predominantly diurnal . Food consists mostly of vegetable matter.[2]
The animals are often colonial. Longevity is 2–4 years. Burrow system complexes have a distinctive region of cleared soil and can be seen and mapped from aerial photos and satellite images.[4] [5]
Great gerbils are known reservoirs of Yersinia pestis plague , and of Leishmania major zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis . They are also known as crop pests and have been implicated in exacerbating erosion .
References
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^ Randall, J.A. (2005). "Flexible social structure of a desert rodent, Rhombomys opimus: philopatry, kinship, and ecological constraints" . Behavioral Ecology . 16 6 ): 961–973. doi :10.1093/beheco/ari078
^ Wilschut, L.I.; Addink, E.A.; Heesterbeek, J.A.P.; Dubyanskiy, V.M.; Davis, S.A; Laudisoit, A.; Begon, M.; Burdelov, L.A.; Atshabar, B.B; de Jong, S.M. (2013). "Mapping the distribution of the main host for plague in a complex landscape in Kazakhstan: An object-based approach using SPOT-5 XS, Landsat 7 ETM+, SRTM and multiple Random Forests" . International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation . 23 Bibcode :2013IJAEO..23...81W . doi :10.1016/j.jag.2012.11.007 . PMC 4010295 PMID 24817838 .
^ Wilschut, L.I; Heesterbeek, J.A.P.; Begon, M.; De Jong, S.M.; Ageyev, V.; Laudisoit, A.; Addink, E.A. (2018). "Detecting plague-host abundance from space: Using a spectral vegetation index to identify occupancy of great gerbil burrows" . International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation . 64 Bibcode :2018IJAEO..64..249W . doi :10.1016/j.jag.2017.09.013 . PMC 5763245 PMID 29399006 .
Nowak, R. M. (1999). Walker's Mammals of the World . Vol. 2. London: Johns Hopkins University Press.
External links
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