Facts about the Bushveld Gerbil -- Tatera leucogaster:

A summary of most interesting statistics (size, gestation...), amazing environmental adaptations & fascinating facts about social habits, etc.

SIZE: Length 28 cm; mass 74 g.

COLOUR: Bright and silky, varying from buff to reddish-brown paler in the drier, western parts of South Africa. Sides of face, chin, throat, remaining underparts and feet all white, and there is a small white patch on the forehead. Dark stripe along upper surface of tail; ears dark brown.

MOST LIKE: The Cape Gerbil and the Highveld Gerbil, but neither of these species has a dark stripe along the upper surface of the tail.

HABITAT: Mostly in areas of sandy soil suitable for burrowing, with favoured vegetation ranging from open grassland to woodland.

FOOD:

REPRODUCTION & GESTATION PERIOD:

DISTRIBUTION MAP:

WHERE FOUND:
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa)
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi National Park
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Tembe Elephant Park
Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)