Meriones shawii

(Duvernoy, 1842)

Shaw's 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Mem. Soc. Sci. Nancy, vol. 3, 22

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960046

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://www.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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Meriones isis

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

isis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.7.1.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/29631110-70f6-4065-8f14-6eccea74e0fb

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688200

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Meriones Trouessarti

Lataste, 1882

Family

Muridae

Root name

trouessarti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1566, BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.2902

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50c17460-d9a0-4b08-9f70-dadcf35670d8 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7d68ba2e-85bd-4b3c-a3e7-ac81f234d0b9

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927221

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)

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 shawi var. longiceps

Lataste, 1885

Family

Muridae

Root name

longiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1941

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9f2eb915-4d9f-4179-817c-57f3e9bef4ab

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26424334

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

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

Meriones shawi var. crassibulla

Lataste, 1885

Family

Muridae

Root name

crassibulla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.2981, BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.2982

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37e6f342-1e0e-4f52-8eac-084e625e2fd7 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7969be2-99da-4cd5-bb3b-58b858362f85

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26424334

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

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

Meriones libycus auratus

Ranck, 1968

Family

Muridae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:302233

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e027855e-218e-4fdb-b4c4-6ebd6802789a

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7853697

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Meriones shawi azizi

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

azizi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:302242

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6a0aa61-5588-415c-b887-6cbb271d8ee8

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549899

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

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

savii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

savii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1238

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Meriones shawii

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

644

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Meriones shawi

Rozet, 1833

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

243

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42666/115519601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus shawii

(Duvernoy, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

shawii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33960046

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société du muséum d'histoire naturelle de Strasbourg

Name usages

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

Gerbillus sellysii

(Pomel, 1856)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sellysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

652

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

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

Gerbillus richardii

(Loche, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

richardii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

104

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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 shawi var. laticeps

Lataste, 1885

Family

Muridae

Root name

laticeps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26424334

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

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

Meriones ausiensis

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

ausiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616139

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

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