Dune Hairy-Footed Gerbil
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Gerbillurus tytonis (Bauer & Niethammer, 1960) |
The Dune Hairy-footed Gerbil or Namib Dune Gerbil (Gerbillurus tytonis) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Namibia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.
[edit] References
- Griffin, M. & Coetzee, N. 2004. Gerbillurus tytonis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.