| Occidental gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Gerbillus |
| Species: | G. occiduus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerbillus occiduus Lay, 1975 | |
Theoccidental gerbil (Gerbillus occiduus) is distributed mainly southwesternMorocco. Less than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.
