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