Nigerian gerbil
| Nigerian gerbil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. nigeriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus nigeriae Thomas & Hinton, 1920 | |
The Nigerian gerbil, Gerbillus nigeriae, is distributed mainly in northern Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
References
- Granjon (2004). Gerbillus nigeriae. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
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