Biology:Hoogstraal's gerbil
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Hoogstraal's gerbil | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. hoogstraali
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus hoogstraali (Lay, 1975)
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Hoogstraal's gerbil (Gerbillus hoogstraali) is distributed mainly in southwestern Morocco. There are thought to be less than 250 individuals in existence.
The specific epithet honors American entomologist and parasitologist Harry Hoogstraal.
References
- ↑ Aulagnier, S.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Gerbillus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T9129A111767935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9129A111767935.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9129/111767935. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Aulagnier, S.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Gerbillus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T9129A111767935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9129A111767935.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9129/111767935. Retrieved 12 November 2021. — Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
Wikidata ☰ Q306244 entry
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