Gerbillus pulvinatus

Rhoads, 1896

Rhoads's 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

Rhoads, S.N. 1896-12-08. Mammals collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith during His expedition to Lake Rudolf, Africa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 48:517-546.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675946

Original name as described

Gerbillus pulvinatus

Other common names

Cushioned Gerbil

Type material

ANSP 3930

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Rusia, Lake Rudolf, Ethiopia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Djibouti · Ethiopia · Kenya · South Sudan?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002941

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 pulvinatus

Rhoads, 1896

Family

Muridae

Root name

pulvinatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 3930

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

537

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675946

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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 (2013:324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002941) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9143/22462985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus bilensis

C. Frick, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

bilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 3511

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9781462

Authority publication

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Name usages

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

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