Lake Chad gerbil
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Species: | T. lacustris
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Taterillus lacustris (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
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The Lake Chad gerbil or Lake Chad tateril, Taterillus lacustris, is a species of gerbil found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.
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.