Psammomys Cretzschmar 1828

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1240

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scientific name	Psammomys Cretzschmar 1828
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Psammomys Cretzschmar 1828 , in: Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth.: 56.

Type Species: Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar 1828

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Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar 1828

Species Psammomys vexillaris Thomas 1925

Discussion: Tribe Gerbillini , Subtribe Rhombomyina . Reviewed by Corbet (1978 c, 1984). Evolutionary history as indicated by fossils extends to Late Pleistocene of Asia ( McKenna and Bell, 1997).