Congo Gerbil | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Taterillus |
Species: | T. congicus |
Binomial name | |
Taterillus congicus Thomas, 1915 |
The Congo Gerbil or Congo Tateril (Taterillus congicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.