Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil
Appearance
Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Gerbillurus |
Species: | G. vallinus
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Binomial name | |
Gerbillurus vallinus (Thomas, 1918)
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The bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus) is a species of gerbil found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate grassland, and hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Template:IUCN2010
- 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.