Jump to content

Least gerbil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Plantdrew (talk | contribs) at 16:55, 19 March 2018 (taxobox cleanup). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Least gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. pusillus
Binomial name
Gerbillus pusillus
Peters, 1878
Synonyms
  • Gerbillus diminutus
  • Gerbillus percivali
  • Gerbillus ruberrimus

The least gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) is distributed mainly in South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

References

  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern