Gracile Tateril | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Taterillus |
Species: | T. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Taterillus gracilis (Thomas, 1892) |
The Gracile Tateril or Slender Gerbil (Taterillus gracilis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and possibly Cameroon. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.