Meriones shawii

(Duvernoy, 1841)

Shaw's Jird

Front view, close-up. Formerly as Meriones shawi.
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Location:UK, England, Surrey, Tolworth Laboratory StudioDate taken:Jan 1, 1982Description : Front view, close-up. Formerly as Meriones shawi.

Distribution :

Mediterranean littoral from E Morocco through N Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt to N Sinai, never found more than about 150 mi (240 km) inland.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 745

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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Duvernoy, G.L. 1841-11-25. Notes et renseignements sur plusieurs Mammifères de l'Algérie, pour servir à la Faune de cette contrée. L'Institut 9(413):400-401.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=nI48AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA400

Original name as described

Gerbillus Shawii

Type locality

Oran, Algeria.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Egypt

Taxonomy notes

spelt with with two 'i's rather than one to match original description

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002966

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.

Total: 30 names and synonyms.

Gerbillus Shawii

(Rozet, 1833)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

243

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Rozet (1833:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67814)

Gerbillus Shawii

(Duvernoy, 1841)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

400

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Duvernoy (1841:400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67815)
  2. Duvernoy (1841:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31082526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63269)
  3. Duvernoy & Lereboullet (1842:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67813)
  4. Loche (1858:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  5. Loche (1867:102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)

Gerbillus Sellysii

(A. Pomel, 1856)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sellysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

654

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1212468

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Pomel (1856:654, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1212468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68664)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus selysii

(Loche, 1858)

Family

Muridae

Root name

selysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949430

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Loche (1858:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  2. Loche (1867:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)

Meriones Selysii

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Muridae

Root name

selysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Meriones Shawi

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Trouessart (1897:465, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Thomas & Trouessart (1903:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2145398) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68768)
  4. Trouessart (1904:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Cabrera (1907:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1766209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68770)
  6. Klaptocz (1909:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68565)
  7. Osborn & Helmy (1980:214, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Musser & Carleton (1993:557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  11. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  12. Happold (2013:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42666/115519601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus Richardii

(Loche, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

104

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Loche (1867:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68800)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus savvii

(Loche, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

savvii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 6

Authority publication

book

Meriones albipes

Lataste, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

albipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1570, BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1571

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/23d3b2c1-c1c4-4c58-aa39-e9b89af6bed5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df2735a9-287a-4a42-adb2-ca765416d03d

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927253

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste

Name usages

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

Meriones Auziensis

Lataste, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

auziensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1567, BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.2903

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a5c684a4-ec96-4a43-ac9a-f8e89329af8f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c65f24c5-61da-4b6f-8d35-92ff7fdc0045

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927229

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste

Name usages

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

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