Gerbillus burtoni

F. Cuvier, 1838

Burton's Gerbil

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Tribe : Gerbillini
Genus : Gerbillus
Subgenus : incertae sedis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cuvier, F. 1838-05-04. Mémoire sur les Gerboises et les Gerbilles. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 2(2):131-148.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865637

Original name as described

Gerbillus Burtoni

Type material

MNHN:type:369 (= MNHN "798")

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Dharfur, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan

Taxonomy notes

was excluded from the Mammals of Africa (listed as incertae sedis) and HMW series without justification and is thus tentatively retained here

Taxonomy notes citation

Granjon, L. 2013. Genus Gerbillus. Gerbils. Pp. 295–297 in Happold, D.C.D. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 789 pp. a#72080 · Granjon, L. 2016. Gerbillus burtoni. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9111A22464982.en

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006503

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 Burtoni

F. Cuvier, 1837

Family

Muridae

Root name

burtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570869

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Cuvier (1837:142, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570869) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40517)

Gerbillus Burtoni

F. Cuvier, 1838

Family

Muridae

Root name

burtoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN:type:369 (= MNHN "798")

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865637

Authority publication

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1838:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12865637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68791)
  2. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Rochebrune (1883:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187565) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9111/22464982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus Burtonii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Muridae

Root name

burtonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Meriones Burtoni

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Muridae

Root name

burtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Meriones Burtonii

(von Heuglin, 1877)

Family

Muridae

Root name

burtonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876448

Authority publication

Braunschweig

Name usages

Heuglin (1877:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)

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