Somali pygmy gerbil

The Somali pygmy gerbil (Microdillus peeli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Microdillus. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Somali pygmy gerbil
Temporal range: Recent
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Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Microdillus
Thomas, 1910
Species:
M. peeli
Binomial name
Microdillus peeli
(de Winton, 1898)

References

  1. Schlitter, D. (2019). "Microdillus peeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13332A22450520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13332A22450520.en.


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