Sand gerbil

The sand gerbil, Gerbillus syrticus, is a gerbil distributed mainly in northeastern Libya. Its Wikipedia article says that fewer than 250 individuals are thought to be left in existence, so the species is very scarce. The article also notes that it is sometimes considered a subspecies of the pygmy gerbil, which means its standing as a separate species is not universally accepted. The scientific name places it in the genus Gerbillus. The source is a short stub that does not describe the animal's size, habitat, diet, breeding or behaviour, so none of those are stated here, only its range, its very small estimated numbers and the taxonomic note.