Lake Chad Gerbil | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Taterillus |
Species: | T. lacustris |
Binomial name | |
Taterillus lacustris (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907) |
The Lake Chad Gerbil or Lake Chad Tateril (Taterillus lacustris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.