Cushioned gerbil

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Cushioned gerbil

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref={{cite iucn |last1=Schlitter |first1=D. |year=2016 |title=Gerbillus pulvinatus |volume=2016 |page=e.T9143A22462985 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9143A22462985.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Gerbillus

| species = pulvinatus

| authority = Rhoads, 1896

| synonyms = *Gerbillus bilensis Frick, 1914

| synonyms_ref = {{cite mdd |title=Gerbillus pulvinatus Rhoads, 1896|id=1002941 |access-date=1 October 2024}}

}}

The cushioned gerbil (Gerbillus pulvinatus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya, though it may also occur in south-east Sudan.