Fat-tailed gerbil
Pachyuromys duprasi Lataste, 1880
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 40 g to 47.5 g and live up to 4.41 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the fat-tailed gerbil
- Weight
- 40 g – 47.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 4.41 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.32 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.4 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.06src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 55.4 days – 61 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fat-tailed gerbil live?
Not recorded
What is the fat-tailed gerbil?
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi), also called the duprasi gerbil or doop, is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is the only species in the genus Pachyuromys. They are frequently kept as pets.
Other common English names are: fat-tailed jird, fat-tailed rat, and beer mat gerbil.
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Is the fat-tailed gerbil endangered?
The fat-tailed gerbil is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the fat-tailed gerbil classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusPachyuromys
- SpeciesPachyuromys duprasi Lataste, 1880
Synonyms Pachyuromys duprasi faroulti, Pachyuromys duprasi natronensis
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Beer mat gerbilEnglish
- Duprasi gerbilEnglish
- Fat-tailed jirdEnglish
- Fat-tailed jirdEnglish
- Fat-tailed ratEnglish
- عضل أليانArabic
- أبو ليهArabic
- pískomil křečkovitýCzech
- fedthalemusDanish
- FettschwanzrennmausGerman
- DickschwanzmausGerman
- Rata del Desierto de Cola Crasa o Jerbo de DuprasSpanish
- rasvahäntäjirdiFinnish
- RasvahäntägerbiiliFinnish
- PachyuromysFrench
- Souris à grosse queueFrench
- オブトアレチネズミJapanese
- DuprasiNorwegian Bokmål
- FetthalegerbilNorwegian Bokmål
- DikstaartgerbilDutch
- VetstaartgerbilDutch
- tłustogon afrykańskiPolish
- Жирнохвостая песчанкаRussian
Relatives of the fat-tailed gerbil
Other species in the same family Muridae.
House mouse
Mus musculus
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Eurasian harvest mouse
Micromys minutus
Yellow-necked mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
CompareFat-tailed gerbil vs House mouseFat-tailed gerbil vs Brown ratFat-tailed gerbil vs Black ratFat-tailed gerbil vs Wood mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fat-tailed gerbil?
An adult fat-tailed gerbil weighs 40 g – 47.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fat-tailed gerbil endangered?
The fat-tailed gerbil is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the fat-tailed gerbil live?
The fat-tailed gerbil has a recorded lifespan of 4.41 years.
How long is the fat-tailed gerbil pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.4 days.
What kind of animal is the fat-tailed gerbil?
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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