Grobben's gerbil

Grobben's gerbil
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. grobbeni
Binomial name
Gerbillus grobbeni Klaptocz, 1909

Grobben's gerbil (Gerbillus grobbeni) is a species of rodent, distributed mainly in Libya; Cyrenaica, Dernah. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild. It is named after Austrian biologist Karl Grobben.

References

• Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus grobbeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9125A102827250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9125A102827250.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient