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Cape short-eared gerbil

Index Cape short-eared gerbil

The Cape short-eared gerbil (Desmodillus auricularis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [1]

11 relations: Andrew Smith (zoologist), Angola, Botswana, Desert, Habitat, Muridae, Namibia, Oldfield Thomas, Pleistocene, Rodent, South Africa.

Andrew Smith (zoologist)

Sir Andrew Smith KCB (3 December 1797 – 11 August 1872) was a Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist.

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Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa.

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Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa.

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Desert

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Muridae

The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing over 700 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas FRS FZS (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Cape Short-Eared Gerbil, Cape Short-eared Gerbil, Desmodillus, Desmodillus auricularis.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_short-eared_gerbil

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