Przewalski's gerbil
| Przewalski's gerbil | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- Smith, A. T. & C. H. Johnston (2008). "Brachiones przewalskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
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