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