Somali pygmy gerbil

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Schlitter, D. |date=2019 |title=Microdillus peeli |volume=2019 |page=e.T13332A22450520 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T13332A22450520.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| display_parents = 4

| genus = Microdillus

| parent_authority = Thomas, 1910

| species = peeli

| authority = (de Winton, 1898)

| synonyms =

}}

The Somali pygmy gerbil (Microdillus peeli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Microdillus. It is found only in Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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  • {{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001159 | page = 1240}}

{{Gerbillinae|G1.}}

{{Myomorpha|E.|state=collapsed}}

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Category:Gerbils

Category:Endemic fauna of Somalia

Category:Mammals described in 1898

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by William Edward de Winton

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