Emin's gerbil
Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (Taterillus emini) is a species of rodent found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land.
| Emin's gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Taterillus |
| Species: | T. emini |
| Binomial name | |
| Taterillus emini (Thomas, 1892) | |
References
- 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.
- D. Schlitter & L. Granjon (2008). "Taterillus emini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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