Harrington's Gerbil
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Taterillus harringtoni (Thomas, 1906) |
Harrington's Gerbil or Harrington's Tateril (Taterillus harringtoni) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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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 harringtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.