Western gerbil

Western gerbil
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. hesperinus
Binomial name
Gerbillus hesperinus Cabrera, 1936

The western gerbil (Gerbillus hesperinus) is distributed mainly in northern Morocco. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

References[]

• Aulagnier, S. (2019). "Gerbillus hesperinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T9128A90823992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9128A90823992.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used