Harrison's gerbil
Species of rodent
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Harrison's gerbil (Gerbillus mesopotamiae) is a gerbil, a small mammal in the rodent order. It is distributed mainly in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley in Iraq and western Iran. It is also known as the Mesopotamian gerbil.
| Harrison's gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. mesopotamiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956 | |
