Least gerbil

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Least gerbil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. pusillus
Binomial name
Gerbillus pusillus
Peters, 1878
Synonyms
  • Gerbillus diminutus
  • Gerbillus percivali
  • Gerbillus ruberrimus

The least gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) is distributed mainly in South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

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References

  1. Granjon, L. (2019). "Gerbillus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T9144A22463078. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9144A22463078.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.