| Cape gerbil | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbilliscus |
| Species: | G. afra |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbilliscus afra (Gray, 1830) | |
The Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) is a species of rodent found only in South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate desert.
References
- Cassola, F. (2016). "Gerbilliscus afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21509A22427174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21509A22427174.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Coetzee, N. (30 April 2004). "Tatera afra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gerbilliscus afra | |
| Gerbillus afra | |
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