Phillips's gerbil
| Phillips's gerbil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 gerbil found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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.
- D. Schlitter (2008). "Gerbilliscus phillipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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