Gerbilliscus setzeri

(Schlitter, 1973)

Setzer's Hairy-footed 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 : Gerbillurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schlitter, D.A. 1973-06-07. A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on _Gerbillus tytonis_ Bauer and Niethammer, 1959 (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 72:13-18.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304849

Original name as described

Gerbillus (Gerbillurus) setzeri

Other common names

Namib Brush-tailed Gerbil

Type material

USNM:MAMM:342253

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397a9627f-463b-463d-863b-430549eee492

Type locality

"1 mi [= 1.6 km] E Namib Desert Research Station, Gobabeb [, Namibia,] South West Africa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Gerbillurus to Gerbilliscus

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/1002999

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 (Gerbillurus) setzeri

(Schlitter, 1973)

Family

Muridae

Root name

setzeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:342253

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397a9627f-463b-463d-863b-430549eee492

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304849

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences

Gerbillurus setzeri

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

setzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Happold (2013:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9093/22461311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbilliscus setzeri

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

setzeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

620

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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