Lake Chad gerbil

Lake Chad gerbil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Taterillus
Species:	T. lacustris
Binomial name
Taterillus lacustris (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

The Lake Chad gerbil or Lake Chad tateril (Taterillus lacustris) is a species of rodent found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land.

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017). "Taterillus lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21526A22416841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21526A22416841.en. Retrieved 11 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.