Desmodilliscus braueri

von Wettstein, 1916

Pouched Gerbil

USNM 403542. Also as Brauer's Dwarf Gerbil.
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Location:Nigeria, Kano province, Ungogo LGA, Fanisau (=Panisau)Date taken:Jan 23, 1967

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6048

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Tribe : Desmodilliscini
Genus : Desmodilliscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wettstein, O. von. 1916. Neue Gerbillinae aus Nordostafrika. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse)53(14):151-154.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889190

Original name as described

Desmodilliscus braueri

Other common names

Brauer's Dwarf Gerbil

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

south of El Obeid, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Mauritania · Mali · Burkina Faso · Niger · Nigeria · Cameroon · Chad · Sudan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002903

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.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Desmodilliscus braueri

von Wettstein, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

braueri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

153

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889190

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Wettstein (1916:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67563)
  2. Thomas & Hinton (1920:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
  3. Allen (1939:318, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  4. Setzer (1956:500, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Gautun, Tranier & Sicard (1986:538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69391)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Musser & Carleton (1993:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  10. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  11. Happold (2013:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  12. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6508/115082294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Desmodilliscus buchanani

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

buchanani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Hinton (1920:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
  2. Allen (1939:319, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Desmodilliscus braueri fuscus

Setzer, 1969

Family

Muridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:378291

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37be35c20-c47c-4a1d-aba6-3a54e8f4e649

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4038401

Authority publication

University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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