Taterillus gracilis

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Gracile 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/19268285

Original name as described

Gerbillus gracilis

Other common names

Slender Gerbil · Slender Tateril

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1885.2.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c0f09d2-f043-45ea-a954-93ebbcf15f5a

Type locality

"Gambia."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Mali · Burkina Faso · Niger · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Ghana · Togo · Benin · Nigeria

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002980

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 gracilis

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.2.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c0f09d2-f043-45ea-a954-93ebbcf15f5a

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268285

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Taterillus nigeriae

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigeriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.3.24.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1e281000-a0e1-4eb5-bb78-3429b607c27b

Authority page

459

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098420

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1915:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22131245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16407)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Taterillus gracilis angelus

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

angelus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Hinton (1920:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Taterillus gracilis

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Hinton (1920:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:470, 471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Gautun, Tranier & Sicard (1986:538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69391)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Musser & Carleton (1993:562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  7. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  8. Happold (2013:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21524/115162729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Taterillus gracilis meridionalis

C. B. Robbins, 1975

Family

Muridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_thesis

Type

USNM:MAMM:435359

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3725c5d1e-e110-4800-abbf-4ef46895e1c2

Authority page

65

Authority publication

University of Arizona

Name usages

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

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