Jaculus loftusi

(Blanford, 1875)

Arabian Jerboa

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Blanford, W.T. 1875-11-01. Descriptions of new Mammalia from Persia and Balúchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(95):309-313.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Original name as described

Dipus Loftusi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.1.6.82

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Mohumrah [= Khorramshahr], Iran.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iraq · Iran · Syria · Jordan · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · Bahrain · Qatar · United Arab Emirates · Oman · Yemen

Taxonomy notes

split from J. jaculus

Taxonomy notes citation

Shenbrot, G., Feldstein, T., & Meiri, S. (2016). Are cryptic species of the L esser E gyptian Jerboa, J aculus jaculus (Rodentia, Dipodidae), really cryptic? Re‐evaluation of their taxonomic status with new data from I srael and S inai. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 54(2), 148-159.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001990

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.

Dipus Loftusi

(Blanford, 1875)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

loftusi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.1.6.82

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Murray (1884:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68548)
  2. Barrett-Hamilton (1900:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67678)
  3. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Jaculus loftusi vocator

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

vocator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.5.22.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/63fc3472-c5d1-4b16-87ff-58eb48c90042

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196616

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Jaculus jaculus syrius

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

syrius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.7.2.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b3015566-1c22-48d4-b579-1e980352aa34

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24301089

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Jaculus florentiae

Cheesman & Hinton, 1924

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

florentiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.8.2.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/843e0648-7b51-440b-ba38-fa8a50141cd0

Authority page

556

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Jaculus florentiae oralis

Cheesman & Hinton, 1924

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

oralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.11.22.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d00b84d-ea7f-4a8e-8cb7-76d0e200393e

Authority page

557

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Jaculus loftusi

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

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

loftusi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Jaculus loftusi loftusi

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

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

loftusi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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