Taterillus is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.
The genus contains the following species: Robbins's tateril (Taterillus arenarius) Congo gerbil (Taterillus congicus) Emin's gerbil (Taterillus emini) Gracile tateril (Taterillus gracilis) Harrington's gerbil (Taterillus harringtoni) – doubtfully distinct from T. emini, which has the same chromosome count. Lake Chad gerbil (Taterillus lacustris) Petter's gerbil (Taterillus petteri) Senegal gerbil (Taterillus pygargus) Tranieri's tateril (Taterillus tranieri)
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