Gerbillus mackilligini

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Mackilligin'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 : Dipodillus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1904-08-01. On some small Mammals collected by Mr. A. M. Mackilligin in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)14(80):155-159.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733885

Original name as described

Dipodillus Mackilligini

Other common names

Mackilligin's Dipodil

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Wadi Alagai, Eastern Nubia, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Sudan

Taxonomy notes

moved from Dipodillus to Gerbillus

Taxonomy notes citation

Abiadh, A., Chetoui, M. B., Lamine-Cheniti, T., Capanna, E., & Colangelo, P. (2010). Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Gerbillus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae): Implications for systematics, taxonomy and chromosomal evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56(2), 513-518.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002930

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 Mackilligini

(O. Thomas, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mackilligini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733885

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus mackilligini

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

mackilligini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Happold (2013:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9134/197510149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus mackillingini

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Muridae

Root name

mackillingini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000170

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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