Przewalski's gerbil
Species of rodent
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Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (Brachiones przewalskii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Brachiones, and is found only in China.
| Przewalski's gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
| Tribe: | Gerbillini |
| Subtribe: | Gerbillina |
| Genus: | Brachiones Thomas, 1925 |
| Species: | B. przewalskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachiones przewalskii (Büchner, 1889) | |
