After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991

<==o Gerbillina Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history]
   |-- Microdillus peeli Thomas, 1910; R. EAf. (Somali pygmy gerbil)
   `--o Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804 [incl. Dipodillus Lataste, 1881; Endecapleura Lataste, 1882; Hendecapleura Thomas, 1883; Monodia Heim de Balsac, 1943; Petteromys Pavlinov, 1982] ?U.Mioc., Plioc.-R. As., U.Plioc.-R. Af. (gerbils, pygmy gerbils, sand rats; gerbiilit, hyppymyyrät)
      |--o (Hendecapleura) Thomas, 1883
      |  |-- G. (H.) amoenus (Charming dipodil, pleasant gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) bottai (Botta's gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) campestris (large North African dipodil, rock gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) dasyurus (Wagner's dipodil, rough-tailed dipodil, Wadi Hof gerbil; wagnerinhyppymyyrä)
      |  |-- G. (H.) famulus (Black-tufted gerbil; mustatupsuhyppymyyrä)
      |  |-- G. (H.) henleyi (Henley's gerbil, pygmy dipodil; kääpiöhyppymyyrä)
      |  |-- G. (H.) jamesi (James's gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) mackillingini (MacKilling's gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) maghrebi (greater short-tailed gerbil; lyhythäntähyppymyyrä)
      |  |-- G. (H.) mauritaniae (Mauretanian gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) mesopotamiae (Mesopotamian gerbil, Harrison's gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) muriculus (Barfur gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) nanus (Baluchistan gerbil, Wagner's gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) poecilops (Aden gerbil; kalpeahyppymyyrä)
      |  |-- G. (H.) pusillus (least gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) ruberrimus (little red gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) stigmonyx (Khartoum gerbil)
      |  |-- G. (H.) syrticus (sand gerbil, southern pygmy gerbil)
      |  `-- G. (H.) watersi (Water's gerbil)
      |--o (Dipodillus) Lataste, 1881
      |  |-- G. (D.) simoni (lesser short-tailed gerbil, Simon's gerbil; simoninrotta, simoninhyppymyyrä)
      |  `-- G. (D.) zakariai (Zakaria's gerbil)
      `--o (Gerbillus) Desmarest, 1804
         |-- G. (G.) acticola (Berbera gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) agag (Agag gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) allenbyi (Allenby's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) andersoni (Anderson's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) aquilus (swarthy gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) bilensis (Bilen gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) bonhotei (Bonhote's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) brockmani (Brockman's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) burtoni (Burton's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) cheesmani (Cheesman's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) cosensi (lesser Egyptian gerbil, Cosen's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) dalloni (Dallon's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) diminutus (diminutive gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) dongolanus (Dongola gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) dunni (Somalia gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) floweri (Flower's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) garamantis (Algerian gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) gerbillus (lesser gerbil, small Egyptian gerbil; antilooppirotta, antilooppihyppym.)
         |-- G. (G.) gleadowi (Indian hairy-footed gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) grobbeni (Grobben's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) harwoodi (Harwood's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) hesperinus (western gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) hoogstraali (Hoogstraal's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) juliani (Julian's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) latastei (Lataste's gerbil, hairy-footed gerbil; karvajalkahyppymyyrä)
         |-- G. (G.) lowei (Lowe's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) nancillus (Sudan gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) nigeriae (Nigerian gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) occiduus (Occidental gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) percivali (Percival's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) perpallidus (pallid gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) principulus (Principal gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) pulvinatus (cushioned gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) pyramidum (greater Egyptian gerbil; pyramidihyppymyyrä, ?pyramidimyyrä)
         |-- G. (G.) quadrimaculatus (four-spotted gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) riggenbachi (Riggenbach's gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) rosalinda (Rosalinda gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) somalicus (Somalian gerbil)
         |-- G. (G.) tarabuli (Tarabul's gerbil)
         `-- G. (G.) vivax (Vivacious gerbil)

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