{{Short description|Species of rodent}} {{Speciesbox | name = Gerbil mouse | fossil_range = Late Pliocene to recent | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn/> | genus = Malacothrix (mammal) | parent_authority = Wagner, 1843 | species = typica | authority = (A. Smith, 1834) | synonyms = }}
The '''gerbil mouse'''<ref name=iucn/> or '''long-eared mouse'''<ref name=uniprot /> ('''''Malacothrix typica''''') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, hot deserts, and temperate deserts.
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=iucn>Coetzee, N. & Griffin, M. (2004). [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/12712/all ''Malacothrix typica'']. ''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species''. Retrieved 19 July 2007.</ref> <ref name=uniprot>[https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/37438 ''Malacothrix typica'' - uniprot.org]</ref> }} *{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = | page = }}
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Category:Dendromurinae Category:Mammals described in 1834 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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