Hoogstraal's gerbil

Hoogstraal's gerbil
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. hoogstraali
Binomial name
	Gerbillus hoogstraali; (Lay, 1975)

Last updated October 04, 2025

Hoogstraal's gerbil (Gerbillus hoogstraali) is distributed mainly in southwestern Morocco. There are thought to be less than 250 individuals in existence.

The specific epithet honors American entomologist and parasitologist Harry Hoogstraal.

References

↑ Aulagnier, S.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Gerbillus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T9129A111767935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9129A111767935.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Aulagnier, S.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Gerbillus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T9129A111767935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9129A111767935.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021. — Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Aulagnier, S.; Kennerley, R. (2018). "Gerbillus hoogstraali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T9129A111767935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9129A111767935.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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Hoogstraal's gerbil

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. hoogstraali
Binomial name
*Gerbillus hoogstraali* (Lay, 1975)