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=PA9

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002986

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 Afra

(J. E. Gray, 1830)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Cuvier (1838:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68791)

Meriones schlegelii

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Muridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.26610, RMNH.MAM.26611, RMNH.MAM.26612, RMNH.MAM.26621, RMNH.MAM.26622, RMNH.MAM.39357

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26610 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26611 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26612 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26621 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.26622 https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39357

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088678

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Smuts (1832:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  3. Pagenstecher (1885:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7824497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67738)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus Africanus

(F. Cuvier, 1837)

Family

Muridae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570869

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Cuvier (1837:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40517)

Gerbillus africanus

(F. Cuvier, 1838)

Family

Muridae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 26

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865649

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1838:pl. 26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68791)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus afer

(A. Smith, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577845

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:pl. 35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67650)
  2. Blyth (1863:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Gerbillus Schlegelii

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

schlegelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Meriones Africanus

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Muridae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Taterona afra

(Wroughton, 1917)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5453816

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Wroughton (1917:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5453816) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32302)
  2. Shortridge (1942:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Tatera afra gilli

(A. Roberts, 1929)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gilli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 2222

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

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

Tatera afra

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

84

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Lehmann (1955:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44683622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9178)
  3. Hayman (1963:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:468, 469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Taterona afra afra

(Shortridge, 1942)

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889005

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Shortridge (1942:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Taterona afra gilli

(Shortridge, 1942)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gilli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889005

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Shortridge (1942:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Gerbilliscus afra

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21509/22427174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbilliscus afer

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

afer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

621

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002986) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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