Ctenodactylus gundi

(Rothman, 1776)

Common Gundi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Ctenodactylomorphi
Family : Ctenodactylidae
Genus : Ctenodactylus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rothman, D. 1776. Reise nach Garean im Gebiet von Tripoli. Pp. 326-342 in Schlözer, A.L. Briefwechsel meist historischen und politischen Inhalts. Vandenhoeck, Göttingen, 406 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=3McGAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA339

Original name as described

Mus Gundi

Other common names

Atlas Gundi · North African Gundi · Northern Gundi

Type locality

"Garean," (= Gharyan, 80 km south of Tripoli, Libya).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001184

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Arctomys gundi

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

gundi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

247

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207715

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Ctenodactylus gundi

Lesson, 1842

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

gundi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9692)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Happold (2013:630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5792/22191625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus Gundi

(Rothman, 1776)

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

gundi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

339

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=3McGAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA339

Authority publication

book

Ctenodactylus Massonii

J. E. Gray, 1830

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

massonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Loche (1858:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  3. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9692)

Ctenodactylus typicus

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968269

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9692)

Ctenodactylus arabicus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Ctenodactylidae

Root name

arabicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

597

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435141

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9692)

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