Gerbillus nanus

Blanford, 1875

Balochistan 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

Blanford, W.T. 1875-11-01. Descriptions of new Mammalia from Persia and Balúchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(95):309-313.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Original name as described

Gerbillus nanus

Other common names

Dwarf Gerbil

Type material

ZSI 3060

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Gedrosia, Pakistan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Egypt · Israel · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Oman · United Arab Emirates · Qatar? · Bahrain? · Kuwait? · Iraq · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

Taxonomy notes

has included G. garamantis, but the species is tentatively retained as distinct following HMW7 (although it may be a synonym of G. amoenus); the affinities of populations often attributed to this species in Africa are uncertain and have been tentatively included under G. amoenus

Taxonomy notes citation

Granjon, L. 2013. GENUS Gerbillus Gerbils. In: M. Happold and D.C.D. Happold (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits, pp. 293-297. Bloomsbury, New York. · Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002936

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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) lixa

Yerbury & O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Muridae

Root name

lixa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.6.1.67

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/28d68d1b-c6a6-42ac-aae7-3ce943485457

Authority page

550

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30983549

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Dipodillus mimulus

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mimulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.11.6.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e5b3fdba-65b6-45eb-aca1-53576ec539cc

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331651

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dipodillus arabium

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Family

Muridae

Root name

arabium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.3.12.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5367922-b853-48c0-9272-27087cd7afc1

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630770

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dipodillus indus

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Muridae

Root name

indus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.11.1.100

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/69994740-4351-4efc-ba06-d4f2d337ba8f

Authority page

935

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050596

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Gerbillus nanus setonbrownei

D. L. Harrison, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

setonbrownei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1968.607 (= HZM 19.4559)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9df459c9-5469-4bdd-a70f-7bf465c9cf6a

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus nanus

Blanford, 1875

Family

Muridae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 3060

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002936) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9136/135436781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus nanus arabium

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

arabium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus nanus mimulus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

mimulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus nanus nanus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

639

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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