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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E61C2F8E7FC080AA" box="[1835,2185,903,953]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Gerbilliscus brantsii</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47F2FC272DA80F3" bold="true" box="[1352,1427,971,992]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E4AA2FC2711980F3" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[1437,1616,971,992]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="fra" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Gerbille de Brants</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E7532FC271F680F3" bold="true" box="[1636,1727,971,992]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E7FE2FC27F4F80F3" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[1737,2054,971,992]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="deu" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Highveld-Nacktsohlenrennmaus</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E92C2FC27F3E80F3" bold="true" box="[2075,2167,971,992]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E9B72FC27E0180F3" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[2176,2376,971,992]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="esp" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Gerbillo de Alto Veld</vernacularName>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E47F2FFD72CC871A" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[1352,1413,1012,1033]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="eng" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Other</vernacularName>
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E4BB2FFD7172871A" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[1420,1595,1012,1033]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="eng" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">common names</vernacularName>
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:
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<vernacularName id="189A234D3431FF80E77E2FFD7184871A" ID-CoL="7V4V5" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1834" box="[1609,1741,1012,1033]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" language="eng" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Brant's Gerbil</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E69B28357F0E8746" bold="true" box="[1964,2119,1084,1109]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E96D28357EBF8746" ID-CoL="7WZF7" authority="A. Smith, 1836" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1836" box="[2138,2550,1084,1109]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Tatera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">Tatera brantsii A. Smith, 1836</taxonomicName>
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,
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<materialsCitation id="26F1593E3431FF80E69A286A7EDC87B7" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3864425034" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Ladybrand, eastern Free State Province, near Lesotho border, South Africa.</materialsCitation>
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Widely used subspecific name perpallida has been changed for gender agreement. J. A. J. Meester and colleagues in 1986 assigned
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E90B29297F878651" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1836" box="[2108,2254,1312,1346]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Tatera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">G. brantsii</taxonomicName>
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to a so-called “
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E8F929297D488651" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[2510,2561,1312,1346]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="afer">afer</taxonomicName>
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group,” and molecular studies by P. Col- angelo and team in 2007 confirmed close relationship of
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E9B2299F7E4386AB" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1836" box="[2181,2314,1430,1464]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Tatera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="brantsii">G. brantsii</taxonomicName>
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to
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E801299F7EC386AB" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1830" box="[2358,2442,1430,1464]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="afer">G. afer</taxonomicName>
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, the two having same standard karyotype. Some breeding experiments, however, indicated post-mating isolation and hybrid sterility. The two species are allopatric. The constitution of the species has been discussed, with some geographical variability observed and one subspecies described. Two subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D2A80719385B5" bold="true" box="[1354,1754,1673,1702]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E47A2ABA7EB585E7" authority="A. Smith, 1836" authorityName="A. Smith" authorityYear="1836" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="brantsii" subSpecies="brantsii">G.b.brantsiiA.Smith,1836—SEAngola,SWZambia,ENamibia,Botswana,WZimbabwe,SouthAfrica,andL.e.,withisolatedrecordsfromNZimbabweandNMozambique.</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="519928E03431FF80E47A2AF371BD840F" authority="Dollman, 1910" authorityName="Dollman" authorityYear="1910" box="[1357,1780,1786,1820]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="brantsii" subSpecies="perpallidus">G. b. perpallidus Dollman, 1910</taxonomicName>
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— Ngamiland, NW Botswana.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D2B2C710E8451" bold="true" box="[1354,1607,1829,1858]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 96-164 mm, tail 103-186 mm, ear 12-34 mm, hindfoot 19-47 mm; weight 25-126 g. A medium-sized gerbil, the Highveld Gerbil exhibits rufous-brown to pale reddish dorsal pelage and pure white to buff-gray ventral pelage. Tail is slightly longer (106%) than head-body length,is the same color as the dorsum basally and white display. Tympanic bullae are moderately inflated (26% of skull length). Females bear three or four pairs of mammae. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 44, FN = 66.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D243072F38B45" bold="true" box="[1354,1466,2105,2134]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Highveld Gerbils are generally caught in sandy soils and sandy alluvium in grasslands or bushlands of the Highveld Plateau and the south-west arid zones. They can be found also in peaty soils around marshes and pans, in
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woodland or in cultivated fields.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47C24DB711B8BE7" bold="true" box="[1355,1618,2258,2292]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Highveld Gerbils are primarilyherbivorous, and insects represent only 5% of their diet. They prefer green parts of plants and roots, and are known to maintain plant diversity in savanna habitats.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47C25417F6F8AA9" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="breeding">
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<paragraph id="962653633431FF80E47C25417F6F8AA9" blockId="23.[1353,2562,1510,3002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47C2541729B8A79" bold="true" box="[1355,1490,2376,2410]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Reproduction can occur throughout year, with peak at beginning of dry season. After 22 days of gestation, female gives birth to litter of 1-5 (average 2-8) offspring. Young are altricial and are weaned at day 28.
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47D25B6713E894B" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="activity">
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<paragraph id="962653633431FF80E47D25B6713E894B" blockId="23.[1353,2562,1510,3002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D25B6717F8AF2" bold="true" box="[1354,1590,2495,2529]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Highveld Gerbils are strictly nocturnal, with crepuscular peak of activity. Their burrows are long (up to 6 m) and complex, with many entrances and interconnected tunnels; they are sited 20 cm underthe soil, and nest chamber is covered by sealed loose sand.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47B2655718289E6" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="962653633431FF80E47B2655718289E6" blockId="23.[1353,2562,1510,3002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47B26557F44896D" bold="true" box="[1356,2061,2652,2686]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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The Highveld Gerbil can be abundant in some parts ofits range and 12-16 ind/ha have been noted. It is a non-aggressive species, living in colonies of several individuals. Individuals communicate with two kinds of ultrasonic whistles.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47A26F371AD8878" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="962653633431FF80E47A26F371AD8878" blockId="23.[1353,2562,1510,3002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47A26F371E3880F" bold="true" box="[1357,1706,2810,2844]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Highveld Gerbil is locally abundant locally and often an agricultural pest. There are no known threats to this species.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47A2774709D88A9" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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<paragraph id="962653633431FF80E47A2774709D88A9" blockId="23.[1353,2562,1510,3002]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47A277472AF8881" bold="true" box="[1357,1510,2941,2962]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Bibliography.</emphasis>
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Colangelo et al. (2007), Dempster & Perrin (1991, 1994), Dempster, Dempster & Perrin (1992), Happold (2013a), Korn & Korn (1989), Meester et al. (1986).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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