Black-tailed gerbil
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| Black-tailed gerbil | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbilliscus |
| Species: | G. nigricaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbilliscus nigricaudus (Peters, 1878) | |
The black-tailed gerbil, Gerbilliscus nigricaudus, is a species of gerbil found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- D. Schlitter & L. Granjon (2008). "Gerbilliscus nigricaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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