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/
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/
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:
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E69B28357F0E8746" bold="true" box="[1964,2119,1084,1109]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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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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to a so-called “
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group,” and molecular studies by P. Col- angelo and team in 2007 confirmed close relationship of
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to
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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>
<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>
— Ngamiland, NW Botswana.
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D2B2C710E8451" bold="true" box="[1354,1607,1829,1858]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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>
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>
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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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47C2541729B8A79" bold="true" box="[1355,1490,2376,2410]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Breeding.</emphasis>
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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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47D25B6717F8AF2" bold="true" box="[1354,1590,2495,2529]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47B26557F44896D" bold="true" box="[1356,2061,2652,2686]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47A26F371E3880F" bold="true" box="[1357,1706,2810,2844]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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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<subSubSection id="DE8300E83431FF80E47A2774709D88A9" pageId="23" pageNumber="621" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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<emphasis id="A4ED8F713431FF80E47A277472AF8881" bold="true" box="[1357,1510,2941,2962]" pageId="23" pageNumber="621">Bibliography.</emphasis>
Colangelo et al. (2007), Dempster &amp; Perrin (1991, 1994), Dempster, Dempster &amp; Perrin (1992), Happold (2013a), Korn &amp; Korn (1989), Meester et al. (1986).
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