This is Cleopatra, an argente collared gerbil. Colour is bleached, especially on honey, which is heavily bleached by the W gene.
No photo. Only on self, marked and tipped varieties. Three white spots; on the nose, forehead and neck, also the tailtip to be white. Two big romb shaped spots on the belly, not on nutmeg, but on all other varieties.
No photo. Only on white-bellied varieties. Three white spots as for patched, white tailtip not necessary, no white bellyspots.
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Photos by Eva Johansson.
Last update: 2nd of October 2006.