Brachiones przewalskii

(Büchner, 1889)

Przewalski's Jird

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Büchner, E. 1889-01-02. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 2. Pp. 49–88 in Büchner, E. 1894. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 232 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758125

Original name as described

Gerbillus Przewalskii

Other common names

Przewalski's Gerbil

Type material

ZIN S. 1911

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Lob Nor, Xinjiang, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002905

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.

Gerbillus arenicolor

(G. S. Miller, 1900)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arenicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:62153

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31830c67f-cc61-449a-934d-e478124ec5d7

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308279

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Gerbillus Przewalskii

(Büchner, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 1911

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758125

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Brachiones przewalskii callichrous

Heptner, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

callichrous

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 46161

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Сборник трудов Зоологического музея МГУ

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Brachiones przewalskii

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2957/115064935) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Brachiones przewalskii arenicolor

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

arenicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Brachiones przewalskii przewalskii

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

przewalskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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