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Principal gerbil

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Principal gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. principulus
Binomial name
Gerbillus principulus
Thomas and Hinton, 1923

The principal gerbil (Gerbillus principulus) is distributed mainly in Sudan; Jebel Meidob; El Malha. Fewer than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient