Somali pygmy gerbil

Somali pygmy gerbil; Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Microdillus; Thomas, 1910
Species:	M. peeli
Binomial name
	Microdillus peeli; (de Winton, 1898)

The Somali pygmy gerbil (Microdillus peeli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Microdillus. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

Schlitter, D. (2019). "Microdillus peeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13332A22450520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13332A22450520.en.

Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1240. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[iucn-1] Schlitter, D. (2019). "Microdillus peeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13332A22450520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13332A22450520.en.