Gerbilliscus afer
(J. E. Gray, 1830)
Cape 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 | : Gerbilliscus |
Subgenus | : Taterona |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1830. Spicilegia Zoologica; or original figures and short systematic descriptions of new and unfigured animals. Part II. Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co., London, 9-12 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=IUYAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA9Original name as described
Gerbillus Afra
Type locality
near Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
South Africa
Taxonomy notes
changed from afra to afer based on gender of genus
Taxonomy notes citation
Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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