Gerbillus pusillus

W. C. H. Peters, 1878

Least 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

Peters, W.C.H. 1878. Über die von Hrn. J. M. Hildebrandt während seiner letzten ostafrikanischen Reise gesammelten Säugethiere und Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1878:194-201.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096836

Original name as described

Gerbillus pusillus

Other common names

Percival's Gerbil · Peter's Gerbil

Type locality

Ndi and Kitui, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Ethiopia · South Sudan · Kenya · Somalia · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

tentatively include percivali, which has been considered a distinct species by some authors; the taxonomy followed here follows the Rodents of Sub-Saharan African and HMW7

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. · Monadjem, A., Taylor, P. J., Denys, C., & Cotterill, F. P. (2015). Rodents of sub-Saharan Africa: a biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. · 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/1002942

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 ruberrimus

Rhoads, 1896

Family

Muridae

Root name

ruberrimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 3927

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1675947

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Dipodillus percivali

(Dollman, 1914)

Family

Muridae

Root name

percivali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

488

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616723

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Dipodillus diminutus

(Dollman, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

diminutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815240

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus percivali

D. C. D. Happold, 2013

Family

Muridae

Root name

percivali

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

322

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Happold (2013:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136703/115211482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus pusillus

W. C. H. Peters, 1878

Family

Muridae

Root name

pusillus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36096836

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Happold (2013:325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9144/22463078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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