Gerbillus mauritaniae (Mauritanian Gerbil)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Mauritanian Gerbil

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology:
List of Habitats : 8.1 Desert - Hot

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Anagalida () - (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Simplicidentata () - (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Order: Rodentia () - Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
        Suborder: Myomorpha () - Brandt, 1855
        Infraorder: Myodonta () - (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superfamily: Muroidea () - Illiger, 1811
        Family: Muridae () - (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Gerbillinae ()
        Tribe: Gerbillini ()
        Subtribe: Gerbillina ()
        Genus: Gerbillus () - Desmarest, 1804
        Specific name: mauritaniae - (Heim de Balsac, 1943)
        Scientific name: - Gerbillus mauritaniae (Heim de Balsac, 1943)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 09-Jun-2004

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Members of the genus Gerbillus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 62 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. acticola (Berbera Gerbil) · G. agag (Agag Gerbil) · G. allenbyi (Allenby's Gerbil) · G. amoenus (Pleasant Gerbil) · G. andersoni (Anderson's Gerbil) · G. aquilus (Swarthy Gerbil) · G. bilensis (Bilen Gerbil) · G. bonhotei (Bonhote's Gerbil) · G. bottai (Botta's Gerbil) · G. brockmani (Brockman's Gerbil) · G. burtoni (Burton's Gerbil) · G. campestris (North African Gerbil) · G. cheesmani (Cheesman's Gerbil) · G. cosensi (Cosens's Gerbil) · G. cosensis (Cosens's Gerbil) · G. dalloni (Dallon's Gerbil) · G. dasyurus (Wagner's Gerbil) · G. diminutus (Diminutive Gerbil) · G. dongolanus (Dongola Gerbil) · G. dunni (Somalia Gerbil) · G. famulus (Black-Tufted Gerbil) · G. floweri (Flower's Gerbil) · G. garamantis (Algerian Gerbil) · G. gerbillus (Lesser Egyptian Gerbil) · G. gleadowi (Little Hairy-Footed Gerbil) · G. grobbeni (Grobben's Gerbil) · G. harwoodi (Harwood's Gerbil) · G. henleyi (Pygmy Gerbil) · G. hesperinus (Westerbn Gerbil) · G. hoogstraali (Hoogstraal's Gerbil) · G. jamesi (James's Gerbil) · G. juliani (Julian's Gerbil) · G. latastei (Lataste's Gerbil) · G. lowei (Lowe's Gerbil) · G. mackillingini (Mackillingin's Gerbil) · G. maghrebi (Greater Short-Tailed Gerbil) · G. mauritaniae (Mauritanian Gerbil) · G. mesopotamiae (Mesopotamian Gerbil) · G. muriculus (Barfur Gerbil) · G. nancillus (Sudan Gerbil) · G. nanus (Dwarf Gerbil) · G. nigeriae (Nigerian Gerbil) · G. occiduus (Occidental Gerbil) · G. percivali (Percival's Gerbil) · G. perpallidus (Pale Gerbil) · G. poecilops (Large Aden Gerbil) · G. principulus (Principal Gerbil) · G. pulvinatus (Cushioned Gerbil) · G. pusillus (Least Gerbil) · G. pyramidum (Greater Egyptian Gerbil) · G. quadrimaculatus (Four-Spotted Gerbil) · G. riggenbachi (Riggenbach's Gerbil) · G. rosalinda (Rosalinda Gerbil) · G. ruberrimus (Little Red Gerbil) · G. rupicola (Rupicolous Gerbil) · G. simoni (Lesser Short-Tailed Gerbil) · G. somalicus (Somalian Gerbil) · G. stigmonyx (Khartoum Gerbil) · G. syrticus (Sand Gerbil) · G. tarabuli (Tarabul's Gerbil) · G. vivax (Vivacious Gerbil) · G. watersi (Waters's Gerbil)

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Schlitter, D. & Granjon, L. (GMA Africa Workshop) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Schlitter, D. and Granjon, L. 2004. Gerbillus mauritaniae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 108075
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632950
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632950
IUCN ID: 9098
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5418

Gerbillus mauritaniae

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