Psammomys vexillaris

O. Thomas, 1925

Lesser 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

Thomas, O. 1925-07-01. On some of the species of Psammomys found in Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)16(91):197-199.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932508633289

Original name as described

Psammomys vexillaris

Other common names

Pale Sand Rat · Thin Sand Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.4.70

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/49ccf99d-78b0-4904-a184-e3eceee8af6c

Type locality

Bu Ngem (= Bondjem), Lybia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Algeria · Tunisia · Libya

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002974

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.

Psammomys vexillaris edusa

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

edusa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.9.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf491e0b-926e-4c6b-964d-b11877464724

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Psammomys vexillaris

O. Thomas, 1925

Family

Muridae

Root name

vexillaris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.11.4.70

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/49ccf99d-78b0-4904-a184-e3eceee8af6c

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:458, 459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Happold (2013:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002974) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18419/102965932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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