Hoogstraal's gerbil
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| Species: | G. hoogstraali
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| 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
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened