| Highveld gerbil | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbilliscus |
| Species: | G. brantsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gerbilliscus brantsii (Smith, 1836)
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The highveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii) is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, and temperate desert. This is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern" as of 2008.[1]
- ^ a b Griffin, M.; Coetzee, N. (30 June 2008). "Gerbilliscus brantsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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