Senegal gerbil
| Senegal gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Taterillus |
| Species: | T. pygargus |
| Binomial name | |
| Taterillus pygargus (F. Cuvier, 1838) | |
The Senegal gerbil or Senegal tateril (Taterillus pygargus) is a species of rodent found in Niger, Senegal, possibly Gambia, possibly Mali, and possibly Mauritania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
References
- ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Taterillus pygargus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21528A22416675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21528A22416675.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- 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.