Rupicolous Gerbil

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Rupicolous Gerbil
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Dipodillus Species: D. rupicola
Binomial name
Dipodillus rupicola (Granjon, Aniskin, Bolobouev & Sicard, 2002)

The Rupicolous Gerbil (Dipodillus rupicola) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found only in Mali. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.

[edit] References

• Granjon, L. 2004. Gerbillus rupicola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 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.