Gerbillus_burtoni

Burton's gerbil

Burton's gerbil

Species of rodent

Burton's gerbil (Gerbillus burtoni) is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton,[3] who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus burtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9111A22464982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9111A22464982.en.
  2. [2]
    Cuvier, F. (1838). "Memoire sur les Gerboises et les Gerbilles". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London: 131–148. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1839.tb00013.x.
  3. [3]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (7 October 2009). "Burton, E.". The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 66. ISBN 9780801895333.
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