Stumble this page!Lataste's gerbil
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Gerbillus latastei
The Lataste's gerbil is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Lataste
A young / baby of a Lataste is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Lataste group is called a 'horde'.Habitats
Coastal Sand Dunes, Marine Coastal / Supratidal, Shrubland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland
Facts about the Lataste's gerbil
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1. Gerbillus, genus Gerbillus -- (type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils)
Gerbillus
genus Gerbillus
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