Biology:Fringe-tailed gerbil
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Short description: Species of rodent
Fringe-tailed gerbil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Gerbilliscus |
Species: | G. robustus
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Binomial name | |
Gerbilliscus robustus (Cretzschmar, 1826)
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The fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land and urban areas.
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Schlitter, D.; Granjon, L. (30 April 2004). "Tatera robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21519/9296323. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q1767852 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe-tailed gerbil.
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