24. Mesopotamian Gerbil, Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae (Harrison, 1956)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Distribution: Uncommon but widely distributed along the Euphrates Valley and in Mesopotamia (Fig. 30).

Previous records: Tell Al-Buderi, Tell Sheikh Hamad, es- Salihiyyeh, Qal’at er-Rahba, Halabiyyeh, Katir Magara, Kasret Muhammed Ali, and el- Ukersheh (Kock 1998), and el- Ukersheh (Shehab et al. 2004).