Gerbillus (Gerbillus) dongolanus Heuglin 1877

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 : 1225

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Gerbillus (Gerbillus) dongolanus Heuglin 1877 , Reise in Nordost-Afrika, Vol. 2: 79.

Type Locality: Sudan, Dongola.

Vernacular Names: Dongola Gerbil.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillus . Lay (1983) noted that several authors have synonymized this taxon with G. pyramidum but always without confirmatory documentation. Until such data is available, the species should be considered valid, excluded from the taxonomic morass that has characterized G. pyramidum . Pavlinov et al. (1990) also included dongolanus with G. pyramidum .