Burton's gerbil
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G. burtoni
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Gerbillus burtoni |
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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 is named after R. F. Burton who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.[1]
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- Granjon (2004). Gerbillus burtoni. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 6 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient