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Gerbil mouse

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Gerbil mouse
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to recent
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Nesomyidae
Genus: Malacothrix
Wagner, 1843
Species:
M. typica
Binomial name
Malacothrix typica
(A. Smith, 1834)

The gerbil mouse[1] or long-eared mouse[2] (Malacothrix typica) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and temperate deserts.

References

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  1. ^ a b Coetzee, N. & Griffin, M. (2004). Malacothrix typica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
  2. ^ Malacothrix typica - uniprot.org
  • 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.