Burton's gerbil
| Burton's gerbil | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. burtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus burtoni | |
Burton's gerbil (Gerbillus burtoni) is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton,[3] who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.[2]
References[]
- ^ Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9111A22464982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9111A22464982.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Cuvier, F. (1838). "Memoire sur les Gerboises et les Gerbilles". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London: 131–148. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1839.tb00013.x.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (7 October 2009). "Burton, E.". The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780801895333. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9111A22464982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9111A22464982.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Gerbillus
- Rodents of Africa
- Mammals described in 1838
- Taxa named by Frédéric Cuvier