Scarturus euphraticus

(O. Thomas, 1881)

Euphrates Jerboa

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Dipodoidea
Family : Dipodidae
Subfamily : Allactaginae
Genus : Scarturus
Subgenus : Paralactaga

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1881-07-01. Description of a new species of Alactaga from Mesopotamia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)8(43):14-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30037949

Original name as described

Alactaga euphratica

Other common names

Montane Jerboa

Type locality

"Mesopotamia [= Iraq]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Turkey · Iraq · Iran · Syria · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · Afghanistan

Taxonomy notes

populations now attributed to S. aulacotis were previously considered this species; has included S. caprimulga, which is now a distinct species; moved from Allactaga to Scarturus

Taxonomy notes citation

Lebedev, V.S., Bannikova, A.A., Pagès, M., Pisano, J., Michaux, J.R. & Shenbrot, G.I. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Dipodoidea: a test of morphology‐based hypotheses. —Zoologica Scripta, 42, 231–249. · Wilson, D. E., Mittermeier, R. A. and Lacher, T. E. (2017) Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 7: Rodents II. Lynx Edicions

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001970

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.

Alactaga euphratica

(O. Thomas, 1881)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

euphraticus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30037949

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Allactaga euphratica

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

euphraticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

187

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Shenbrot (1984:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68870)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Holden (1993:488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69023)
  6. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Allactaga euphratica kivanci

(E. Çolak & Yiğit, 1998)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

kivanci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UAnk AFFBB 584

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Scarturus euphraticus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

euphraticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Scarturus euphraticus euphraticus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

euphraticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Scarturus euphratica

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

euphraticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000018

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/854/22201790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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