Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804
Gerbillus campestris Levaillant, 1857
Morocco - Libya - Tunisia - Egypt - Sudan - Somalia. See [maps ]
Large North African Gerbil
Gerbillus campestris Levaillant, 1857; (Algeria)
cinnamomeus ; (Morocco)
deserti
dodsoni ; (NW. Libya)
gerbii
hilda
minutus
patrizii ; (Cufra Oasis, Libya)
riparius
rozsikae
Gerbillus campestris brunnescens Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 : i-vii, 133; TL : 5 km SE of Derna, Cyrenaica Province, Libya
Gerbillus campestris haymani Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33 : 208; TL : Siwa Oasis, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt
Gerbillus jamesi Harrison, 1967; Mammalia 31 : 381-389; TL : Between Bou Ficha and Enfidaville, Tunisia
Gerbillus campestris wassifi Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33 : 209; TL : Near Salum (c. 200ft), Western Desert Governorate, Egypt
Gerbillus poecilops Yerbury & Thomas, 1895
SW.Arabia, W.Arabia. See [maps ]
Large Aden Gerbil
Gerbillus poecilops Yerbury & Thomas, 1895; ; TL : Lahej, Aden, Arabia
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) poecilops ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus poecilops ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus famulus Yerbury & Thomas, 1895
SW.Arabia. See [maps ]
Black-tufted Gerbil
Gerbillus famulus Yerbury & Thomas, 1895; ; TL : Lahej, Aden
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) famulus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus famulus ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875
Pakistan - Arabia, N.Africa (Egypt - Algeria). See [maps ]
Baluchistan Gerbil
Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875; (Baluchistan)
amoenus ; (Giza, Egypt)
arabium ; (NW. Arabia)
?garamantis ; (Algeria)
grobbeni ; (Cyrenaica, Libya)
indus ; (Pakistan)
mackilligini ; (SE. Egypt)
mimulus ; (SW. Arabia)
quadrimaculatus Bodenheimer
vivax ; (Fezzan, Libya)
Gerbillus nanus setonbrownei Harrison, 1968; Mammalia 32 : 60-63; TL : Suwera, Batinah Coast, Oman
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) amoenus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) garamantis ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) grobbeni ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) nanus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) vivax ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus amoenus ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus garamantis ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus grobbeni ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus mackilligini ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus nanus ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus vivax ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842)
Sinai - Syria, Arabia. See [maps ]
Wagner's Gerbil
Meriones dasyurus Wagner, 1842; (W. coast of Arabia)
dasyuroides
lixa
Gerbillus dasyurus gallagheri Harrison, 1971; Mammalia 35 : 111-125; TL : Masifi, Oman
Gerbillus dasyurus leosollicitus von Lehmann, 1966; Zool. Beitr. 12 : 251-317; TL : Deir-el-Hajar, 25 km SE of Damascus
Gerbillus dasyurus plamyrae von Lehmann, 1966; Zool. Beitr. 12 : 251-317; TL : Palmyra, Syria
Gerbillus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956
Iraq (Valley of Tigris, Euphrates). See [maps ]
Mesopotamian Gerbil
Gerbillus dasyurus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956; J. Mammal. 37 : 417-422; TL : Near Amiraya, W. bank of R. Euphrates, SW. of Faluja, Iraq
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus mesopotamiae ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus henleyi (de Winton, 1903)
W.Arabia, Israel, Jordan - Egypt - Libya - Algeria. See [maps ]
Pygmy Gerbil
Dipodillus henleyi de Winton, 1903; ; TL : Wadi Natron, Egypt
jordani ; (Algeria)
mariae ; (NE. Egypt)
Gerbillus heleyi makrami Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33 : 205-227; TL : 3 miles N. of Bir Kansisrob, Sudan Government Administrative Area, Egypt
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) henleyi ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus henleyi ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus gerbillus (Olivier, 1800)
Sahara (Algeria, N.Nigeria - Sudan, Egypt), Israel. See [maps ]
Dipus gerbillus Olivier, 1800; ; TL : Giza Prov., Egypt
Gerbillus aegyptius Desmarest, 1804
foleyi ; (W. Algeria)
?hirtipes ; (Algeria)
latastei ; (Tunisia)
?longicaudatus
Gerbillus gerbillus asyutensis Setzer, 1960; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth. Ass. 35 : 1-5; TL : Wadi el Asyuti, 13 miles SE of Asyut, Eastern Desert, Egypt
Gerbillus gerbillus aeruginosus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 103; TL : El Giof, Cufra Oasis, Cyrenaica, Libya
Gerbillus gerbillus discolor Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 106; TL : Ghat, Fezzan Province, Libya
Gerbillus gerbillus psammophilous Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 112; TL : Gialo Oasis, Cyrenaica Province, Libya
Gerbillus andersoni de Winton, 1902
Israel - Egypt - Libya - Tunisia (coastal sand-dunes). See [maps ]
Gerbillus andersoni de Winton, 1902; (Mandara, Egypt)
allenbyi ; (Israel)
bonhotei
eatoni ; (Libya)
Gerbillus eatoni inflatus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 97; TL : 10km SW of Fort Capuzzo, Cyrenaica Prov., Libya
Gerbillus eatoni versicolor Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 98; TL : 2km N. of Coefia, Cyrenaica Prov., Libya
Gerbillus andersoni blanci Cockrum, Vaughan & Vaughan, 1976; Mammalia 40 : 470; TL : 2km NE of Bordj Cedria, Tunisia (c. 30°42'N, 10°25'E)
Gerbillus gleadowi Murray, 1886
Punjab, Sind. See [maps ]
Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil
Gerbillus gleadowi Murray, 1886; (Upper Sind, Pakistan)
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) gleadowi ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus gleadowi ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus pyramidum Geoffroy, 1825
Sahara (Morocco, Niger - Somalia, Egypt), Sinai, Israel. See [maps ]
Greater Egyptian Gerbil
Gerbillus pyramidum Geoffroy, 1825; (Giza Prov., Egypt)
burtoni
floweri ; (Sinai)
?hesperinus ; (Morocco)
?pyrargus ; (Upper Egypt)
riggenbachi ; (Rio de Oro)
tarabuli ; (Libya)
Gerbillus pyramidum elbaensis Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33 : 205-227; TL : 2miles N of Kansisrob, Sudan Govt. Area, SE. Egypt
Gerbillus pyramidum hamadensis Ranck, 1968; ; TL : 5km E of Derg, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus perpallidus Setzer, 1958
N.Egypt (west of the Nile). See [maps ]
Gerbillus perpallidus Setzer, 1958; J. Egypt. publ. Hlth Ass. 33 : 205-227; TL : Bir Victoria, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) perpallidus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus aureus Setzer, 1956
Libya. See [maps ]
Gerbillus pyramidum aureus Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69 : 179; TL : 12km W. of Zliten, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus pyramidum favillus Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69 : 180; TL : 2km E. of Sirte, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus aureus nalutensis Ranck, 1968; ?Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275 :i-viii, 90; TL : 40km ENE of Nalut, Tripolitania Province, Libya
Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919
Arabian, Iraq, E.Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [maps ]
Cheesman's Gerbil
Gerbillus cheesmani Thomas, 1919; ; TL : Near Basra, Lower Euphrates, Iraq
arduus ; (central Arabia)
Gerbillus cheesmani maritimus Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953; ; TL : 3 miles SE of Hodeida, Yemen
Gerbillus cheesmani aquilus Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; ; TL : 60km W of Kerman, Kerman Prov., Iran
Gerbillus cheesmani subsolanus Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; ; TL : 56km E of Nok Kundi, Kalat Division, Pakistan
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) aquilus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) cheesmani ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus aquilus ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus cheesmani ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus hoogstraali Lay, 1975
Morocco. See [maps ]
Gerbillus hoogstraali Lay, 1975; Fieldiana Zool. 65 : 90; TL : 7 km S. of Taroudannt, Morocco
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) hoogstraali ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus hoogstraali ; [iNaturalist ]
Gerbillus occiduus Lay, 1975
Morocco. See [maps ]
Gerbillus occiduus Lay, 1975; Fieldiana Zool. 65 : 94; TL : Aoreora, 80km W.S.W of Goulimine, Morocco
Gerbillus (Gerbillus) occiduus ; [CoL ]
Gerbillus occiduus ; [iNaturalist ]
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References:
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
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