Gerbilliscus tytonis
(Bauer & Niethammer, 1960)
Dune 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 | : Paratatera |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Bauer, K. and Niethammer, J. 1960-01-10. Über eine kleine Säugetierausbeute aus Südwest-Afrika. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 10(3-4):236-260.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44733762Original name as described
Gerbillus (Gerbillurus) vallinus tytonis
Other common names
Namib Dune Gerbil
Type material
ZFMK:Mamm:1959.515
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Sossusvlei, Namib Desert, Namibia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
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
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