Kingdom Animalia Family Muridae Genus Gerbillus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Subfamily Gerbillinae Scientific name Gerbillus burtoni Higher classification Gerbillus Order Rodent | |
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Burton's gerbil, Gerbillus burtoni is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of gerbil are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton, who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.
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