Meriones tristrami

O. Thomas, 1892

Tristram'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

Thomas, O. 1892-02-01. Description of a new species of Meriones from Palestine. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(50):147-149.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617791

Original name as described

Meriones Tristrami

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.17.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c4404a6-b6d3-470c-afce-49dfa4438d13

Type locality

Dead Sea region, Israel.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Syria · Lebanon · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Iraq · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iran

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002968

Country distribution map

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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.

Meriones Tristrami

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Muridae

Root name

tristrami

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.17.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c4404a6-b6d3-470c-afce-49dfa4438d13

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617791

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Heller (1970:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68326)
  2. Osborn & Helmy (1980:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13170/197517763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Meriones Blackleri

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Muridae

Root name

blackleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.6.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

189

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29992939

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Shidlovskiy (1962:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68819)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Meriones blackleri lycaon

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

lycaon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.7.1.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9273900b-c320-48ea-be72-72d3fb6c5c69 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9f90bd6-abd7-4931-a9ad-160cbe9ed412

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688201

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Meriones bogdanovi

Heptner, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

bogdanovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-4718

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-4718

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Geptner (1931:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68948)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Meriones tamaricinus bodenheimeri

Aharoni, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

bodenheimeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 41974

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378673

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Meriones tamaricinus karjateni

Aharoni, 1932

Family

Muridae

Root name

karjateni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 42309

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378674

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Meriones blackleri intraponticus

Neuhäuser, 1936

Family

Muridae

Root name

intraponticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 47990

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45544882

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Meriones qatafensis

Haas, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

qatafensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1-270

Authority publication

Arch. Inst. Paleontol. Hum. Mem.

Name usages

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

Meriones tristrami tristrami

D. J. Osborn & Helmy, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

tristrami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

218

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747447

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Osborn & Helmy (1980:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)

Meriones tristrami kilisensis

Yiğit & E. Çolak, 1998

Family

Muridae

Root name

kilisensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UAnk AFFBB 1206

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Name usages

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

kariateni

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

kariateni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1239

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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