Least gerbil

The least gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) is distributed mainly in South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Least gerbil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. pusillus
Binomial name
Gerbillus pusillus
Peters, 1878
Synonyms
  • Gerbillus diminutus
  • Gerbillus percivali
  • Gerbillus ruberrimus

References
  1. Granjon, L. (2019). "Gerbillus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T9144A22463078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9144A22463078.en.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  • Schlitter (2004). "Gerbillus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
  • Schlitter & Granjon (2004). "Gerbillus ruberrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.