Gerbillus mauritaniae
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| Mauritian gerbil | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Gerbillus mauritaniae Heim de Balsac, 1943 |
The Mauritian gerbil, Gerbillus mauritaniae, is distributed mainly in northern Mauritania. Some authorities place it in a separate genus, Monodia.
[edit] References
- Schlitter & Granjon (2004). Gerbillus mauritaniae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
