Gerbillus cheesmani

O. Thomas, 1919

Cheesman'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

Thomas, O. 1919-10-20. Some new mammals from Mesopotamia. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(3):745-749.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050383

Original name as described

Gerbillus cheesmani

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.3.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0af9e3ab-695d-4f98-9f60-408588020dbc

Type locality

"Mesopotamia [= Iraq/Kuwait]; exact locality not recorded."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Qatar · Yemen · Oman · United Arab Emirates · Kuwait · Iraq · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002914

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

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

cheesmani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.3.1.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0af9e3ab-695d-4f98-9f60-408588020dbc

Authority page

748

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050383

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Sanborn & Hoogstraal (1953:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15415)
  2. Schlitter & Setzer (1973:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11644)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9113/115089958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus arduus

Cheesman & Hinton, 1924

Family

Muridae

Root name

arduus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.8.2.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b4111f1f-0801-4116-b154-3015eb8fc1c0

Authority page

551

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus cheesmani maritimus

Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953

Family

Muridae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:78045

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=937c7138-29a9-4751-8c3e-0e21b997761b

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771760

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Sanborn & Hoogstraal (1953:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15415)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus cheesmani cheesmani

Schlitter & Setzer, 1973

Family

Muridae

Root name

cheesmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Schlitter & Setzer (1973:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11644)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus cheesmani arduus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

arduus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

638

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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