Gerbilliscus vallinus

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Brush-tailed 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

Thomas, O. 1918-08-01. New species of Gerbillus and Taterillus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)2(8):146-151.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630861

Original name as described

Gerbillus vallinus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dbf0500a-992c-461d-b2bf-a3baffd30624

Type locality

"Tuin, near Kenhart, Hartebeest River, near 29° S., 21° E.," Bushmanland, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · South Africa

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/1003002

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 vallinus

(O. Thomas, 1918)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vallinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dbf0500a-992c-461d-b2bf-a3baffd30624

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630861

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:53 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Gerbillurus vallinus seeheimi

(Lundholm, 1955)

Family

Muridae

Root name

seeheimi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10507

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillurus vallinus

(Lundholm, 1955)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vallinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Lundholm (1955:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Happold (2013:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9095/115089696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillurus vallinus vallinus

(Lundholm, 1955)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vallinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Lundholm (1955:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17630)

Gerbilliscus vallinus seeheimi

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

seeheimi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

621

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbilliscus vallinus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

vallinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

621

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003002) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Gerbilliscus vallinus vallinus

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

Family

Muridae

Root name

vallinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

621

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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