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Harrison's gerbil

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Harrison's gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. mesopotamiae
Binomial name
Gerbillus mesopotamiae
Harrison, 1956

Harrison's gerbil (Gerbillus mesopotamiae) is a gerbil, a small mammal in the rodent order. It is distributed mainly in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley in Iraq and western Iran. It is also known as the Mesopotamian gerbil.

References

  1. ^ Kock, D. & Amori, G. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Gerbillus mesopotamiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9135A115091132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9135A22463714.en. Retrieved 13 March 2023.