Hoogstraal's gerbil | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Gerbillus |
Species: | G. hoogstraali
|
Binomial name | |
Gerbillus hoogstraali (Lay, 1975)
|
Hoogstraal's gerbil (Gerbillus hoogstraali) is distributed mainly in southwestern Morocco. There are thought to be less than 250 individuals in existence.
The specific epithet honors American entomologist and parasitologist Harry Hoogstraal.