Occidental gerbil
Species of rodent
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The occidental gerbil (Gerbillus occiduus) is distributed mainly southwestern Morocco. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.
| Occidental gerbil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. occiduus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus occiduus Lay, 1975 | |