Species Gerbillurus vallinus (Thomas, 1918) (Brush-tailed hairy-footed gerbil)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Rodentia
  • ---- family: Muridae
  • ----- species: Gerbillurus vallinus
Characteristics:omnivore; length: 20cm, tail-length: 12cm; reddish-brown to dark grey-brown fur on the back, white below; tuft of long hair at the tip of the tail; large hindfeet with hairy soles;
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
AT1314
Nama Karoo
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
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References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 114
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