Cushioned gerbil

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Cushioned gerbil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. pulvinatus
Binomial name
Gerbillus pulvinatus
Rhoads, 1896
Synonyms [2]
  • Gerbillus bilensisFrick, 1914

The cushioned gerbil (Gerbillus pulvinatus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya, though it may also occur in south-east Sudan. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Schlitter, D. (2016). "Gerbillus pulvinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T9143A22462985. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T9143A22462985.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Gerbillus pulvinatus Rhoads, 1896". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists . Retrieved 1 October 2024.