Gerbillus principulus
(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923)
Principal 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/31551150Original name as described
Dipodillus principulus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.218
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e15077ac-ed17-42df-9ee2-04a05886854bType locality
El Malha, Jebel Meidob, Sudan.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Sudan
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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