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Przewalski's gerbil

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Przewalski's gerbil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Brachiones
Thomas, 1925
Species:
B. przewalskii
Binomial name
Brachiones przewalskii
(Büchner, 1889)

Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (Brachiones przewalskii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Brachiones, and is found only in China.

References

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  • Smith, A. T. & C. H. Johnston (2008). "Brachiones przewalskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  • 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. p. 1212. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.