Gerbillurus
Gerbillurus | |
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Hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
Tribe: | Taterillini |
Subtribe: | Gerbillurina |
Genus: | Gerbillurus Shortridge, 1942 |
Species | |
Gerbillurus paeba |
Gerbillurus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species:
- Hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba)
- Namib brush-tailed gerbil (Gerbillurus setzeri)
- Dune hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus tytonis)
- Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus)
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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