Psammomys obesus

Cretzschmar, 1828

Fat Sand Rat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1828. [Heft 11, pl. 21-26]. Pp. 55–68 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140662

Original name as described

Psammomys obesus

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4326

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Alexandria, Egypt.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Afrotropic

Country distribution

Morocco · Mauritania · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Sudan · Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Syria · Jordan · Saudi Arabia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002973

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.

Psammomys tripolitanus

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

tripolitanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31543020

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Psammomys terræ-sanctæ

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

terraesanctae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.8.17.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae07784c-cef4-461b-a5e5-e1951d69a32b

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331653

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Psammomys algiricus

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Muridae

Root name

algiricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.9.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1346d3cd-25fc-495f-879f-5047bc077bf1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da92495c-81ae-4b13-8b90-81e4b9b6bfac

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331653

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Psammomys obesus nicolli

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Muridae

Root name

nicolli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.6.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa28fbe7-e274-4bfc-bc4f-bdf2f5086f52

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26494172

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Psammomys Roudairei

Lataste, 1881

Family

Muridae

Root name

roudairei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1572, BMNH:Mamm:1919.7.7.1573

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02b9001b-44d6-4fb8-8365-6814e8ba1fd4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/73f7a759-5489-497a-b99e-201a19d77b51

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928907

Authority publication

Le Naturaliste

Name usages

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

Psammomys obesus

Cretzschmar, 1828

Family

Muridae

Root name

obesus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4326

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

58, pl. 22, pl. 23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140662

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Happold (2013:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18418/115143282) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Psammomys elegans

von Heuglin, 1877

Family

Muridae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 1574, SMNS 35030

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876451

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

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

Psammomys obesus dianae

Morrison-Scott, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

dianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34053421

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Psammomys obesus obesus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

obesus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

648

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Psammomys obesus algericus

Ellerman, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

algericus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8410857

Authority publication

Families and Genera of Living Rodents

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