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Somalian gerbil

The Somalian gerbil is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is known only from Djibouti and Somalia.

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Somalian gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. somalicus
Binomial name
Gerbillus somalicus
(Thomas, 1910)
Synonyms2
  • Dipodillus somalicus (Thomas, 1910)

The Somalian gerbil (Gerbillus somalicus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is known only from Djibouti and Somalia.1

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References

  1. Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus somalicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T9150A22462412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9150A22462412.en. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. "Gerbillus somalicus (O. Thomas, 1910)". Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 1 October 2024.