Rhombomys opimus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Great 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 : Rhombomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Naturhistorischer Anhang. Pp. 113–150 in Eversmann, E. (eds.). Reise von Orenburg nach Buchara. E. H. G. Christiani, Berlin, 150 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163

Original name as described

Meriones opimus

Type locality

Karakumy Desert, Kzyl-Ordinskaya, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Iran · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002975

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.

Rhombomys opimus sodalis

G. G. Goodwin, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

sodalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-88867

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-88867

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Gerbillus giganteus

(Büchner, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2162

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758147

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus obolenskii

Maleyeva, 1966

Family

Muridae

Root name

obolenskii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 50186

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

170

Authority publication

Uch. zap. Ural. gos. un-ta

Gerbillus opimus nigrescens

(Satunin, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 5265

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666878

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus pevzovi

Heptner, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

pevzovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 5279

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

101, 103

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhombomys opimus sargadensis

Heptner, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

sargadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 56616

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100, 103

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus fumicolor

Heptner, 1933

Family

Muridae

Root name

fumicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-5804

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-5804

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342891

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Rhombomys pallidus

J. A. Wagner, 1841

Family

Muridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19686/115153015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhombomys opimus giganteus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhombomys opimus nigrescens

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhombomys opimus opimus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Meriones opimus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1823:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  2. Lesson (1827:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Rhombomys opimus alaschanicus

Matschie, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

alaschanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Gerbillus opimus dalversinicus

(Kashkarov, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

dalversinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Tashkent

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus major

Burdelov, 1989

Family

Muridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Tashkent

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus minor

Burdelov, 1989

Family

Muridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Tashkent

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus sarganensis

G. I. Baranova & Gromov, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

sarganensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

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