Fringe-tailed Gerbil

Fringe-tailed Gerbil
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbilliscus
Species: G. robustus
Binomial name
Gerbilliscus robustus
(Cretzschmar, 1826)

The Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land and urban areas.

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