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Lesser Sand Rat

Psammomys vexillaris

Classification

Family
Muridae

The thin sand rat or lesser sand rat (Psammomys vexillaris) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has also been previously named the pale sand rat based on work published by Oldfield Thomas in 1925. It is found in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia, and its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and intermittent salt lakes.

Distribution

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