Biology:Gerbil mouse

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Short description: Species of rodent

Gerbil mouse
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to recent
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Malacothrix
Wagner, 1843
Species:
M. typica
Binomial name
Malacothrix typica
(A. Smith, 1834)

The gerbil mouse[1] or long-eared mouse[2] (Malacothrix typica) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa . Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and temperate deserts.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Coetzee, N. & Griffin, M. (2004). Malacothrix typica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  2. Malacothrix typica - uniprot.org

Wikidata ☰ Q1767957 entry