Principal gerbil

Principal gerbil
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. principulus
Binomial name
Gerbillus principulus Thomas and Hinton, 1923

The principal gerbil (Gerbillus principulus) is a species of gerbil distributed mainly in Sudan; Jebel Meidob; El Malha. Fewer than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.

References

1. Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus principulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9142A22462902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9142A22462902.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

• Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus principulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9142A22462902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9142A22462902.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient