Petter's Gerbil | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Taterillus |
Species: | T. petteri |
Binomial name | |
Taterillus petteri Gautun, Tranier & Sicard, 1985 |
Petter's Gerbil or Petter's Tateril (Taterillus petteri) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, and rural gardens.