Ammodile
| Ammodile | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
| Tribe: | Ammodillini Pavlinov, 1981 |
| Genus: | Ammodillus Thomas, 1904 |
| Species: | A. imbellis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammodillus imbellis (de Winton, 1898) | |
The ammodile, walo or Somali gerbil, Ammodillus imbellis, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Ammodillus. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Granjon, L. & Schlitter, D. (2008). Ammodillus imbellis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- 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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