Phillips's gerbil

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Phillips's gerbil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbilliscus
Species:
G. phillipsi
Binomial name
Gerbilliscus phillipsi
(de Winton, 1898)

Phillips's gerbil (Gerbilliscus phillipsi) is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. Schlitter, D. (2016). "Gerbilliscus phillipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T21518A22426255. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21518A22426255.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.