Gerbillus mesopotamiae

D. L. Harrison, 1956

Mesopotamian 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

Harrison, D.L. 1956. Gerbils from Iraq, with description of a new gerbil. Journal of Mammalogy 37(3):417-422.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1376743

Original name as described

Gerbillus (Dipodillus) dasyurus mesopotamiae

Other common names

Harrison's Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1234

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/036a36f1-7c3d-4696-b20f-9ade82252952

Type locality

near Amiriya, W bank Euphrates River, SW of Faluja, Iraq.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Syria · Iraq · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002933

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 (Dipodillus) dasyurus mesopotamiae

D. L. Harrison, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

mesopotamiae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1967.1234

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/036a36f1-7c3d-4696-b20f-9ade82252952

Authority page

417

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Gerbillus mesopotamiae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

mesopotamiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9135/115091132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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