Swarthy gerbil

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Swarthy gerbil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. aquilus
Binomial name
Gerbillus aquilus
Schlitter and Setzer, 1972

The swarthy gerbil (Gerbillus aquilus) is distributed mainly in eastern Iran, southern Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.

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References

  1. Molur, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Gerbillus aquilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T9106A115089834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9106A22465287.en .