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Gerbillurus tytonis (dune hairy-footed gerbil)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Dune Hairy-footed Gerbil or Namib Dune Gerbil (Gerbillurus tytonis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Namibia. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.
View Wikipedia Record: Gerbillurus tytonis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
22
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.15
EDGE Score: 2.21
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  24 grams
Birth Weight [1]  1.9 grams
Litter Size [1]  4

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Namib desert Namibia Afrotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Namib-Naukluft National Park II 12585619 Namibia  

Ecosystems

Predators

Bubo africanus (Spotted Eagle-Owl)[2]
Canis mesomelas (Black-backed Jackal)[2]

Range Map

Link to Map
Africa;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Musser G.G., 09-Jun-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Gerbillurus tytonis, Michael R. Perrin, Edith R. Dempster, Colleen T. Downs, and David C. Boyer, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 607, pp. 1-4 (1999) ♦ 2The Namib: Detritus and Fog Dependence Scott Christy March 1st, 2006
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access