Emin's Gerbil
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Taterillus emini (Thomas, 1892) |
Emin's Gerbil or Emin's Tateril (Taterillus emini) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land.
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- 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.
- Schlitter, D. & Granjon, L. 2004. Taterillus emini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.