Congo Gerbil

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Congo Gerbil
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Taterillus Species: T. congicus
Binomial name
Taterillus congicus Thomas, 1915

The Congo Gerbil or Congo Tateril (Taterillus congicus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

[edit] References

• Granjon, L. 2004. Taterillus congicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.