Sand gerbil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Subfamily: | Gerbillinae |
Genus: | Gerbillus |
Species: | G. syrticus |
Binomial name | |
Gerbillus syrticus (Misonne, 1974) |
The sand gerbil, Gerbillus syrticus is distributed mainly in northeastern Libya. Less than 250 individuals are thought to be left in existence.