Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Mammals > Rodents

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Greater Egyptian GerbilScientific Name: Gerbillus pyramidumCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa, across the northern Sahara Desert from Mauritania, Morocco, and Mali east through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and northern...

Desert Tortoise

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

OverviewThe Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), specifically the Agassiz’s desert tortoise native north and west of the Colorado River, is an ancient, venerable terrestrial reptile belonging to the true tortoise family Testudinidae. An iconic emblem of the...