Gerbillus tarabuli
O. Thomas, 1902
Tarabul 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
Thomas, O. 1902-10. On the mammals collected during the Whitaker Expedition to Tripoli. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902-II(1):2-13.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543052Original name as described
Gerbillus pyramidum tarabuli
Other common names
Libyan Gerbil · Riggenbach's Gerbil
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.4.18
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/66a9854d-bf93-43d7-ab9f-a7b610cd04e2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a19fc02a-1a03-4238-a034-fe02e7b0ab56Type locality
Sebha, Libya.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Afrotropic
Country distribution
Morocco · Mauritania · Senegal · Algeria · Tunisia · Mali · Niger · Libya · Chad
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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