Gerbillus andersoni

de Winton, 1902

Anderson's 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 : Gerbillus

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/19331322

Original name as described

Gerbillus Andersoni

Other common names

Allenby's Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1892.7.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f26216a-5b3c-4e47-8898-92ebe905bcc4

Type locality

Mandara, E Alexandria, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Tunisia · Libya · Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002909

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 Andersoni

de Winton, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.7.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f26216a-5b3c-4e47-8898-92ebe905bcc4

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331322

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:412, 413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9105/22465232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus eatoni

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

eatoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.4.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/95e0be23-32be-4540-94ca-8f6de8158b19

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543051

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Gerbillus allenbyi

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Muridae

Root name

allenbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.29.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630859

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus bonhotei

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

bonhotei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.5.7.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f792f30-2c83-4604-a76e-ddc52f3224dd

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688513

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus eatoni versicolor

Ranck, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

versicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:325298

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac0df75b-7daa-48da-a8b7-34e6fefbedba

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853612

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Gerbillus eatoni inflatus

Ranck, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

inflatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:325527

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b798e089-c2ab-4e74-b02c-9399f5649e06

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853611

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Gerbillus andersoni blanci

Cockrum, T. C. Vaughan, & P. J. Vaughan, 1977

Family

Muridae

Root name

blanci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:498998

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e512149c-f6cf-4739-abb7-9fb4542a1c73

Authority page

470

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Gerbillus andersoni allenbyi

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

allenbyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

627

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus andersoni andersoni

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

627

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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