Black-tailed gerbil

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Black-tailed gerbil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbilliscus
Species:
G. nigricaudus
Binomial name
Gerbilliscus nigricaudus
(Peters, 1878)

The black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus) is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.

References

  1. Schlitter, D.; Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbilliscus nigricaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T21517A22426315. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21517A22426315.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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