Gerbillus syrticus

Misonne, 1974

Sand 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

Misonne, X. 1974. Une nouvelle gerbille de Libye (Mammalia, Rodentia). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 50(6):1-5.

Original name as described

Gerbillus syrticus

Type material

IRSNB type 4024

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

12 km N. Nofilia, Libya.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Libya

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002949

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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 syrticus

Misonne, 1974

Family

Muridae

Root name

syrticus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IRSNB type 4024

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique

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)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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