Gerbillus muriculus

(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923)

Darfur 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

Thomas, O. and Hinton, M.A.C. 1923-07-06. On the mammals obtained in Darfur by the Lynes-Lowe Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923(2):247-271.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551151

Original name as described

Dipodillus muriculus

Other common names

Barfur Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.220

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85661375-157a-4efc-894d-6063dd2c6852

Type locality

"Madu, 80 miles [= 120 km] N.E. of El Fasher, [Sudan]. 2900' [= 884 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002934

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 muriculus

(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923)

Family

Muridae

Root name

muriculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.220

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85661375-157a-4efc-894d-6063dd2c6852

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551151

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Gerbillus muriculus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

muriculus

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 (2017:633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002934) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9099/22465697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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