Gerbillus aquilus

Schlitter & Setzer, 1973

Swarthy 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

Schlitter, D.A. and Setzer, H.W. 1973-05-31. New rodents (Mammalia: Cricetidae, Muridae) from Iran and Pakistan. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 86:163-174.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560317

Original name as described

Gerbillus cheesmani aquilus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:354623

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3448a90c2-f0d8-442c-80d5-43cc0f7e4f54

Type locality

60 km W Kerman, SE Iran.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002910

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 cheesmani aquilus

Schlitter & Setzer, 1973

Family

Muridae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:354623

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3448a90c2-f0d8-442c-80d5-43cc0f7e4f54

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560317

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Gerbillus cheesmani subsolanus

Schlitter & Setzer, 1973

Family

Muridae

Root name

subsolanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:369335

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/335262bb8-774d-44d4-909a-d79fb7dff7d5

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560318

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Gerbillus aquilus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

413

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9106/115089834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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