Jaculus orientalis

Erxleben, 1777

Greater Egyptian 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 : Haltomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873201

Original name as described

Jaculus orientalis

Other common names

Oriental Jerboa

Type locality

"Aegypto, in monticulis Aegyptum ab Arabia diuidentibus [= Egypt, in the mountains separating Egypt from Arabia]".

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Egypt · Israel

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001991

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 aegyptius

(H. Lichtenstein, 1828)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

aegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29666375

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67172)
  2. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Dipus Locusta

(H. Lichtenstein, 1828)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

locusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29666376

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Dipus OEgyptius

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

oegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Jaculus orientalis gerboa

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

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

gerboa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Jaculus orientalis mauritanicus

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

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

mauritanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Jaculus orientalis orientalis

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

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Jaculus orientalis

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873201

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:404, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  5. Happold (2013:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10913/115518664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipus gerboa

(Olivier, 1800)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

gerboa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5504409

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1791-1805)

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:170, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Lesson (1827:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Loche (1858:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  4. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Dipus locusta

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

locusta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080933

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Dipus bipes

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

bipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28229313

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Dipus aegyptius

(H. Lichtenstein, 1830)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

aegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

pl. 22 (unnumbered associated page)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374105

Authority publication

Berlin

Dipus mauritanicus

(Duvernoy, 1841)

Family

Dipodidae

Root name

mauritanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960054

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Brandt (1844:217, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67172)
  2. Loche (1858:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  3. Blyth (1863:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

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