Mackilligin's gerbil (''Dipodillus mackilligini'') also known as Mackilligin's dipodil, is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family Muridae. It occurs in the southeastern deserts of Egypt and Sudan, around the area of the

Halaib Triangle The Halaib Triangle ( ar, مُثَلَّث حَلَايِب, Muthallath Ḥalāyib; Egyptian and Sudanese ' ), is an area of land measuring located on the Northeast African coast of the Red Sea. The area, which takes its name from the town o ...

. It has been grouped with '' Dipodillus nanus'', but is now considered specifically distinct.

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