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/44733762

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003000

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) vallinus tytonis

(Bauer & Niethammer, 1960)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tytonis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1959.515

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44733762

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Gerbillurus tytonis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Muridae

Root name

tytonis

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, 412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Happold (2013:291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9094/22461255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbilliscus tytonis

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

tytonis

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 #400000166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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