Western gerbil

Western gerbil
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Gerbillus
Species:	G. hesperinus
Binomial name
Gerbillus hesperinus Cabrera, 1936

The western gerbil (Gerbillus hesperinus) is distributed mainly in northern Morocco. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

References

1. Aulagnier, S. (2019). "Gerbillus hesperinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T9128A90823992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9128A90823992.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

• Aulagnier, S. (2019). "Gerbillus hesperinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T9128A90823992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T9128A90823992.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used