Mauritanian gerbil

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Mauritanian gerbil

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. mauritaniae
Binomial name
Gerbillus mauritaniae

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.

References[]

  • Schlitter & Granjon (2004). "Gerbillus mauritaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
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