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Gerbillus pusillus Peters, 1878

Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Gerbillus > Species: Gerbillus pusillus Peters, 1878

Common Name: Least Gerbil [English]

Type Description

Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, 1879:201 [1878].

Type Locality

Kenya, Ndi and Kitui.

Measurements

Head and body: 85-98 mm
Tail length: 100-110 mm
Weight: 15-25 g

Key References

1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Hares and Rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2B:516-518.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 193-194.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1344-1346, 1446-1448.