Sand gerbil
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Species of rodent
| Sand gerbil | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. syrticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus syrticus (Misonne, 1974)
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The sand gerbil (Gerbillus syrticus) is distributed mainly in northeastern Libya. Less than 250 individuals are thought to be left in existence. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the pygmy gerbil.
References
[edit ]- Schlitter & Granjon (2004). "Gerbillus syrticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2006.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient