Przewalski's gerbil

Przewalski's gerbil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Brachiones Thomas, 1925
Species:	B. przewalskii
Binomial name
Brachiones przewalskii (Büchner, 1889)

Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (Brachiones przewalskii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Brachiones, and is found only in China.

References

1. Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Brachiones przewalskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T2957A115064935. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2957A22450134.en . Retrieved 27 February 2025.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1212. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.