Grobben's gerbil

Grobben's gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species:
G. grobbeni
Binomial name
Gerbillus grobbeni
Klaptocz, 1909

Grobben's gerbil (Gerbillus grobbeni) is a species of rodent, distributed mainly in Libya; Cyrenaica, Dernah. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild. It is named after Austrian biologist Karl Grobben.

References

  1. ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus grobbeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9125A102827250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9125A102827250.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.