| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | RODENTIA | MURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Gerbillurus setzeri | |||
| Species Authority: | (Schlitter, 1973) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Published: | 2008 | ||||||
| Assessor/s: | Griffin, M. & Coetzee, N. | ||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) | ||||||
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This species has a narrow range in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Namibia
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| Population: | It is a common species. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is found in gravel plains, sand flats and dry river beds. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no major threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | Most of the populations of this species (more than 90%) are found in protected areas. |
| Citation: | Griffin, M. & Coetzee, N. 2008. Gerbillurus setzeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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