Grobben's gerbil
Grobben's gerbil (Gerbillus grobbeni) is a species of rodents, distributed mainly in Libya; Cyrenaica, Dernah. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild. It is named after Austrian biologist Karl Grobben.
| Grobben's gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. grobbeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus grobbeni Klaptocz, 1909 | |
References
- Schlitter (2004). "Gerbillus grobbeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient
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