Algerian gerbil

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Algerian gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. garamantis
Binomial name
Gerbillus garamantis
(Lataste, 1881)

The Algerian gerbil (Gerbillus garamantis) is a species of rodent distributed mainly in Algeria. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the dwarf gerbil.

References

  • 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.