Desmodillus auricularis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Cape Short-tailed Gerbil

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, A. 1834. African Zoology. South African Quarterly Journal (2)2(2):145-160.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968278

Original name as described

Gerbillus Auricularis

Other common names

Namaqua Gerbil

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.12.28.17

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1939746-ce05-4588-b435-2f3c7e130627

Type locality

"South Africa,—Mountains of Little Namaqualand, [Kamiesberg]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Zimbabwe?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002985

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Gerbillus Auricularis

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Muridae

Root name

auricularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.12.28.17

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d1939746-ce05-4588-b435-2f3c7e130627

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968278

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Desmodillus auricularis pudicus

Dollman, 1910

Family

Muridae

Root name

pudicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.3.33

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e4b669d5-7c13-4d7d-b582-53b1182f65c9

Authority page

395

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619636

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Desmodillus auricularis robertsi

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

robertsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10517

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Desmodillus auricularis shortridgei

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 5386

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

298

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Desmodillus auricularis hoeschi

E. von Lehmann, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

hoeschi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1955.76

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44683621

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

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

Desmodillus auricularis wolfi

E. von Lehmann, 1955

Family

Muridae

Root name

wolfi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1955.77

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44683622

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

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

Desmodillus auricularis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Muridae

Root name

auricularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

81

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439539

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Roberts (1937:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Happold (2013:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6509/115082435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus brevicaudatus

(F. Cuvier, 1838)

Family

Muridae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Meriones caffer

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

18

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697233

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

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