Sand gerbil
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Gerbillus syrticus

The sand gerbil (Gerbillus syrticus ) is distributed mainly in northeastern Libya. Less than 250 individuals are thought to be left in existence. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the pygmy gerbil.

References

1. Sand gerbil Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_gerbil
2. Sand gerbil on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9127/115090818

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