Mauritanian gerbil
The Mauritanian gerbil (Gerbillus mauritaniae) is distributed mainly in northern Mauritania. Some authorities place it in a separate genus, Monodia. It is also sometimes considered a subspecies of the Sudan gerbil.
Mauritanian gerbil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Gerbillus |
Species: | G. mauritaniae |
Binomial name | |
Gerbillus mauritaniae Heim de Balsac, 1943 | |
References
- Schlitter & Granjon (2004). "Gerbillus mauritaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
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