Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Gerbillurus |
Species: | G. vallinus
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Binomial name | |
Gerbillurus vallinus (Thomas, 1918)
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The bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus) is a species of rodent found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate grassland, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- M. Griffin & N. Coetzee (2008). "Gerbillurus vallinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gerbillurus
- Rodents of Africa
- Mammals described in 1918
- Gerbillinae stubs