Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) famulus Yerbury and Thomas 1895

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 : 1226

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scientific name	Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) famulus Yerbury and Thomas 1895
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Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) famulus Yerbury and Thomas 1895 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1895: 551.

Type Locality: South Yemen, Aden, Lehej.

Vernacular Names: Black-tufted Gerbil.

Distribution: Endemic to South Yemen and North Yemen (see Harrison and Bates, 1991:272).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura . A large and elegant gerbil whose morphology, geographic range, and ecology were elucidated by Harrison and Bates (1991); also reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990).