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Somali pygmy gerbil

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Somali pygmy gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

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  1. ^ Schlitter, D. (2019). "Microdillus peeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13332A22450520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13332A22450520.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.