Black-tailed gerbil

Black-tailed gerbil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbilliscus
Species:	G. nigricaudus
Binomial name
Gerbilliscus nigricaudus (Peters, 1878)

The black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus) is a species of rodent found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.

References

1. Schlitter, D.; Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbilliscus nigricaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21517A22426315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21517A22426315.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
• Schlitter, D (30 April 2004). "Tatera nigricauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 30 April 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2007.