Mackilligin's gerbil (Dipodillus mackilligini)[7] also known as Mackilligin's dipodil,[8][9] is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It occurs in the southeastern deserts of Egypt and Sudan, around the area of the Halaib Triangle. It has been grouped with Dipodillus nanus, but is now considered specifically distinct.[10]

Mackilligin's gerbil
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Dipodillus
Species:
D. mackilligini
Binomial name
Dipodillus mackilligini
(Thomas, 1904)
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  1. ^ Schlitter, D.; Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsainas, G.; Palomo, L. (2021) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Gerbillus mackilligini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T9134A197510149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T9134A197510149.en. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Full text of "The contemporary land mammals of Egypt (including Sinai)"". 1980. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
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  6. ^ "data.gbif.org has now been decommissioned". data.gbif.org. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  7. ^ ʻĀbidīn, M.A.U.I. (1904). al-Juzʾ al-awwal[-al-thānī] min majmūʻat rasāʾil Ibn ʻĀbidīn. Şirket-i Sahafiye-yi Osmaniye Matbaası. p. 158. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  8. ^ "Welcome to GERBIL.INFO". gerbil.info. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  9. ^ Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.A.M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Vol. 12. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1215. ISBN 9780801882210. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  10. ^ "Mammal Species of the World - Browse: mackilligini | Musser and Carleton, 2005". bucknell.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-13.

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