Congo gerbil

Congo gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Taterillus
Species:
T. congicus
Binomial name
Taterillus congicus
Thomas, 1915

The Congo gerbil or Congo tateril (Taterillus congicus) is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

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  1. ^ Granjon, L. (2016). "Taterillus congicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21522A22417269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21522A22417269.en. Retrieved 11 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.