Gerbillus mauritaniae

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iMauritian gerbil
Conservation status
Data deficient (DD)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species: G. mauritaniae
Binomial name
Gerbillus mauritaniae
Heim de Balsac, 1943

The Mauritian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae, is distributed mainly in northern Mauritania. Some authorities place it in a separate genus, Monodia.

[edit] References

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