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Robbins's tateril

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Robbins's tateril
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Taterillus
Species:
T. arenarius
Binomial name
Taterillus arenarius
Robbins, 1974

Robbins's tateril (Taterillus arenarius) or the Sahel gerbil, is a species of gerbil found across Mauritania and possibly Mali and Niger. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  • L. Granjon (2008). "Taterillus arenarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.