Stumble this page!Thin sand rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Psammomys vexillaris
The Thin sand rat 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 thin sand rat
A young / baby of a thin sand rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A thin sand rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Seasonal / Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland and Wetlands (inland)
Facts about the thin sand rat
Thin Sand Rat or Psammomys vexillaris is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)