Alternative spellings: Gerbillidae, Gerbillina
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1825. Annals of Philosophy, new series. An outline of an attempt at the disposition of Mammalia into Tribes and Families, with a list of genera apparently appertaining to each Tribe 337-344
Parent taxon: Muridae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aethomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Antemus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Bolomys, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Lemniscomys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Ochrotomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Pappocricetodontinae, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Pseudocricetodontinae, Rhabdomys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Thallomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys, Zhungaromys
Subtaxa: Epimeriones, Gerbillurus, Gerbillus, Meriones, Pseudomeriones, Tatera
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore