Microdillus peeli

(de Winton, 1898)

Somali Pygmy 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 : Microdillus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

de Winton, W.E. 1898-03-01. On a small collection of mammals made by Mr. C. V. A. Peel in Somaliland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(3):247-251.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627883

Original name as described

Gerbillus Peeli

Other common names

Peel's Pygmy Gerbil

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Eyk (4500 feet [= 1372 m]," Somalia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002972

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.

Gerbillus Peeli

(de Winton, 1898)

Family

Muridae

Root name

peeli

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627883

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Microdillus peeli

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

peeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

165

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13332/22450520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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