The principal gerbil (Gerbillus principulus) is a species of gerbil distributed mainly in Sudan, with the Wikipedia article that serves as this entry's source naming Jebel Meidob and El Malha as places where it occurs. The article states that fewer than 250 individuals of the species are thought to persist in the wild, which makes it a very small known population. Its reference to the IUCN Red List entry, by L. Granjon in 2017, notes a brief justification of why the species is listed as data deficient. The article gives no body measurements, diet or lifespan, so those details are left blank here rather than guessed.
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distributed mainly in Sudan
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Fewer than 250 individuals of this species are thought to persist in the wild.
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why this species is listed as data deficient
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distributed mainly in Sudan
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