Gerbillus amoenus

(de Winton, 1902)

Pleasant Gerbil

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1902-01-01. Descriptions of two new gerbils from Egypt. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(49):45-47.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331323

Original name as described

Dipodillus amoenus

Other common names

Charming Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.8.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d01a685c-f737-42c3-81ff-27f4dae6e3e5

Type locality

Giza province, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Morocco · Tunisia · Algeria · Chad · Libya · Egypt

Taxonomy notes

may include G. garamantis, but the species is tentatively retained as distinct following HMW7

Taxonomy notes citation

Granjon, L. 2013. GENUS Gerbillus Gerbils. In: M. Happold and D.C.D. Happold (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits, pp. 293-297. Bloomsbury, New York. · Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002908

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.

Dipodillus amoenus

(de Winton, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.12.8.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d01a685c-f737-42c3-81ff-27f4dae6e3e5

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331323

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Gerbillus amoenus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

412

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9104/22465368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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