Gerbilliscus gambianus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Sahelo-Sudanian 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1910-10-01. New African mammals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)6(34):426-432.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619669

Original name as described

Tatera gambiana

Other common names

Gambian Gerbil

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Marakissa, [Gambia]; alt. 500' [= 152 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Mali · Niger · Chad

Taxonomy notes

split from kempii, should be spelled with 'us' at the end to match genus

Taxonomy notes citation

Colangelo, P., Granjon, L., Taylor, P. J., & Corti, M. (2007). Evolutionary systematics in African gerbilline rodents of the genus Gerbilliscus: inference from mitochondrial genes. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 42(3), 797-806.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002989

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.

Tatera gambiana

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Muridae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

428

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619669

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Tatera hopkinsoni

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

hopkinsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.7.24.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f22eb35-d70c-47a4-ab4f-15f06b0dff13

Authority page

375

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099038

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gautun, Tranier & Sicard (1986:538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69391)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbilliscus gambianus

D. C. D. Happold, 2013

Family

Muridae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Happold (2013:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Gerbilliscus gambiana

International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 2024

Family

Muridae

Root name

gambianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45076/22427087

Name usages

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/45076/22427087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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