Meriones psammophilus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1871)

Eastern Midday Jird

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Tribe : Gerbillini
Genus : Meriones
Subgenus : Pallasiomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. 1871. [Livraisons 6-9]. Pp. 129–208 in Milne-Edwards, A. 1868-1872. Études pour servir à l'histoire de la Faune mammalogique de la Chine. Pp. 67–230 in Milne-Edwards, H. and Milne-Edwards, A. 1868-1874. Recherches pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des mammifères. Tome premier – Texte. G. Masson, Paris, 394 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524220

Original name as described

Gerbillus psammophilus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.12.2.8

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81b5d017-6a9d-4487-a697-759da897656f

Type locality

Mongolia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Mongolia · China

Taxonomy notes

split from M. meridianus and includes chengi

Taxonomy notes citation

Nanova, O. (2014). Geographical variation in the cranial measurements of the midday jird Meriones meridianus (Rodentia: Muridae) and its taxonomic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 52(1), 75-85. · Nanova, O. G., Lebedev, V. S., Matrosova, V. A., Adiya, Y., Undrakhbayar, E., Surov, A. V., & Shenbrot, G. I. (2020). Phylogeography, phylogeny, and taxonomical revision of the Midday jird (Meriones meridianus) species complex from Dzungaria. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002963

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 brevicaudatus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29127048

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

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

Gerbillus psammophilus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1871)

Family

Muridae

Root name

psammophilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.12.2.8

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81b5d017-6a9d-4487-a697-759da897656f

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524220

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus cryptorhinus

(Blanford, 1875)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cryptorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 3218

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192043

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Blanford (1875:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37192043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68515)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus lepturus

(Büchner, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2323

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758141

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Gerbillus Roborowskii

(Büchner, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

roborowskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2314

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758137

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Meriones cryptorhinus

Barrett-Hamilton, 1900

Family

Muridae

Root name

cryptorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

196

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994442

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Barrett-Hamilton (1900:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35994442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67678)

Meriones auceps

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Muridae

Root name

auceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6470ca17-86f9-4d61-b577-d439680881be

Authority page

640

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938834

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Gerbillus urianchaicus

(Vinogradov, 1927)

Family

Muridae

Root name

urianchaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 16916

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Jb. Martjanow Staatsmus

Name usages

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

Meriones chengi

Wang Song, 1964

Family

Muridae

Root name

chengi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 14091

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13160/22434184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Meriones meridianus jei

Wang Song, 1964

Family

Muridae

Root name

jei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ 13296

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Meriones meridianus cryptorhinus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

cryptorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Meriones meridianus lepturus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

lepturus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Meriones meridianus psammophilus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

psammophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Meriones psammophilus

Nanova, Lebedev, Solovyeva, Lisenkova, Bogatyreva, E. D. Zemlemerova, & Matrosova, 2024

Family

Muridae

Root name

psammophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. Nanova, Lebedev, Solovyeva, Lisenkova, Bogatyreva, Zemlemerova & Matrosova (2024:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67794)

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