I need a discerption of the habitats in which the following species live; specifically whether they live on a loose sandy substrate or not. I’ve already looked (in vain) for information in the references listed below.
Gerbilliscus vicinus
Gerbilliscus afra
Lophuromys zena
Gerbillus nancillus
Rohmbomys opimus
Meriones tamarscinus
Gerbillurus vallinus
Gerbillurus setzeri
Gerbillurus paepa
Gerbillurus tytonis
Refs:
Mammals of Africa, Kingdon et al, 2013; Smithers' mammals of southern Africa: A field guide, Smithers et al, 2000; The Complete Book of the Southern African Mammals, Mills and Hes, 1997; A guide to the mammals of China, Smith and Xie 2008; Mulungu et al, 2011; The IUCN Red-List of Threatened Species: www.iucnredlist.org; Encyclopedia of life www.eol.org.
One way I can think of, is checking GBIF repository and look for records of those species. Once you have them (with their coordinates), you could use GIS to obtain a map of soils of the world: http://www.isric.org/data/isric-wise-global-soil-profile-data-ver-31
Then, plot the records of GBIF qnd see whether they fall on the type of soil you are interested in. If you dont know how to handle GIS, it might be tricky, so look for someone who can help from your institution.
Granted, this is just one alternative way in which you could solve your problem.
Many thanks Jimena, actually I was trying to find somewhere to get a map for soils of the world, that was so helpful.
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