| Black-tailed Gerbil | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbilliscus |
| Species: | G. nigricaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbilliscus nigricaudus (Peters, 1878) |
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The Black-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.