Gerbillus somalicus
(O. Thomas, 1910)
Somalian 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 | : Dipodillus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1910-02-01. Further new African mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5(26):191-202.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094618Original name as described
Dipodillus somalicus
Other common names
Somalian Dipodil
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.17.40
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c053ce3b-e8ad-4ab3-acd4-4db8b8942effType locality
Upper Sheikh, Somalia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Djibouti · Somalia
Taxonomy notes
moved from Dipodillus to Gerbillus
Taxonomy notes citation
Abiadh, A., Chetoui, M. B., Lamine-Cheniti, T., Capanna, E., & Colangelo, P. (2010). Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Gerbillus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae): Implications for systematics, taxonomy and chromosomal evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56(2), 513-518.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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