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Cape gerbil

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Cape gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbilliscus
Species:
G. afra
Binomial name
Gerbilliscus afra
(Gray, 1830)

The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate desert.

References

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  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Gerbilliscus afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21509A22427174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21509A22427174.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.