Somali pygmy gerbil Temporal range: Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
Tribe: | Gerbillini |
Subtribe: | Gerbillina |
Genus: |
Microdillus Thomas, 1910 |
Species: | M. peeli |
Binomial name | |
Microdillus peeli (de Winton, 1898) |
The Somali pygmy gerbil (Microdillus peeli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Microdillus. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.