Gerbillus nigeriae

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Nigerian 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

Novit. Zool. 27: 317

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018

Original name as described

Gerbillus nigeriae

Other common names

Dallon's Gerbil

Type locality

"Farniso, near Kano, North Nigeria (altitude 1,700 ft. [= 518 m])."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Senegal · Mali · Niger · Burkina Faso · Nigeria · Chad

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002937

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 nigeriae

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9137/115091253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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