Gerbillus pyramidum

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Greater Egyptian 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

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803. Catalogue des Mammifères du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Privately published, Paris, 272 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/details/bsb10482289

Original name as described

Dipus pyramidum

Other common names

Burton's Gerbil

Type material

MNHN 368

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Giza Province, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Chad · Sudan · Egypt

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes dongolanus, although further studies into this clade are certainly needed

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/1002943

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 pyramidum gedeedus

D. J. Osborn & Helmy, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

gedeedus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:106213

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=43f6e1be-5790-403a-af5e-cdf5cde6a147

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747343

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus pyramidum elbaensis

Setzer, 1958

Family

Muridae

Root name

elbaensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:82323

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=70ea026c-3cf2-4065-89aa-2e98a80377cf

Authority page

223

Authority publication

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Dipus pyramidum

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pyramidum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 368

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Paris

Gerbillus pyramidum

Lesson, 1842

Family

Muridae

Root name

pyramidum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:416, 417) (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 (2017:635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002943) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9145/22462196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus dongolanus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

dongolanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Meriones dongolanus

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dongolanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876450

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.