Gerbilliscus brantsii
(A. Smith, 1836)
Highveld 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
Smith, A. 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope, June 23, 1834, under the Superintendence of Dr. A. Smith. Government Gazette Office, Cape Town, 68 pp.
Authority publication link
https://books.google.com/books?id=lcMNAAAAQAAJOriginal name as described
Gerbillus Brantsii
Other common names
Brant's Gerbil
Type material
lost (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Ladybrand, eastern Free State Province, near Lesotho border, South Africa.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Angola · Zambia · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Lesotho · Eswatini · Mozambique
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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