Taterillus emini

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Emin's Tateril

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1892-01-01. Descriptions of three new gerbilles in the British Museum collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(49):76-79.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268286

Original name as described

Gerbillus Emini

Other common names

Emin's Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1887.12.1.50

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c7d49999-ffe1-4756-9655-7686e55cc62e

Type locality

Wadelai, Uganda.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Central African Republic · Sudan · South Sudan · Ethiopia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Kenya · Somalia · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

includes harringtoni

Taxonomy notes citation

Granjon, L. and Dobigny, G. 2013. Taterillus emini. In: D.C.D. Happold (ed.), The Mammals of Africa, Volume III Rodents, Hares and Rabbits, Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002979

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.

Taterillus emini anthonyi

Hatt, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

anthonyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-82211

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-82211

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Taterillus tenebricus

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

tenebricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

520

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815240

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Gerbillus Emini

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Family

Muridae

Root name

emini

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.12.1.50

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c7d49999-ffe1-4756-9655-7686e55cc62e

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268286

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Taterillus butleri

Wroughton, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

butleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.4.2.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2d2d2582-06e8-467f-82b3-0612f6fa390c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6018d475-ec9d-4746-87c7-97ba610b5b78

Authority page

294

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629059

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taterillus lowei

Dollman, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

lowei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.18.66

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07b06a2b-bd3f-4e40-8c8f-dd5d6aaa5f83

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31626167

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Taterillus gyas

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Muridae

Root name

gyas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.3.8.24

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5f673d8-f2ce-4141-b54e-bd097bd4f636 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fde4334a-4155-43b3-8f49-dde3c5327495

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630863

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taterillus perluteus

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

perluteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.143

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5449e2bb-3d79-47dc-832d-68302d8b94d0

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551147

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Taterillus nubilus meneghettii

Toschi, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

meneghettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KNM CMM 3255

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Journal of the East African Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Taterillus melanops

G. M. Allen, 1912

Family

Muridae

Root name

melanops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:8132

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:8132

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30209309

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Tatera Harringtoni

(O. Thomas, 1906)

Family

Muridae

Root name

harringtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366564

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Taterillus osgoodi

Wroughton, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

osgoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

293

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15629058

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taterillus nubilus illustris

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

illustris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

656

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617465

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taterillus nubilus

Dollman, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

nubilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

656

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617465

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Taterillus emini

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

emini

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 (1982:470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21523/115162568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Taterillus harringtoni

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

harringtoni

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 (1982:471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus (Taterillus) kadugliensis

(von Wettstein, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

kadugliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889188

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Gerbillus (Taterina) lorenzi

(von Wettstein, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lorenzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889189

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Gerbillus (Tatera) rufa

(von Wettstein, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61889188

Authority publication

Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Taterillus emini zammarani

De Beaux, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

zammarani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Name usages

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

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