Gerbillus principulus

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Principal gerbil
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species: G. principulus
Binomial name
Gerbillus principulus
Thomas and Hinton, 1923

The principal gerbil, Gerbillus principulus, is distributed mainly in Sudan; Jebel Meidob; El Malha. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.

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