Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters 1879

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 : 1231

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Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters 1879
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Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters 1879 View in CoL

Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters 1879 View in CoL , Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1879: 201.

Type Locality: Kenya, Ndi and Kitui.

Vernacular Names: Least Gerbil.

Synonyms: Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) diminutus Dollman 1911 ; Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) percivali Dollman 1914 ; Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) ruberrimus Rhoads 1896 .

Distribution: Tanzania ( Swynnerton and Hayman, 1951), Kenya, Ethiopia, and S Sudan ( Dieterlen and Nikolaus, 1985).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as G. diminutus , G. percivali , G. ruberrimus , and G. pusillus .

Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura . Roche (1975) united these three synonyms with G. pusillus based upon his study of original descriptions and specimens, and F. Petter (1975 b) suggested that all three probably represented G. pusillus . Lay (1983), however, listed G. pusillus and all three synonyms as separate monotypic species pending a revision. We prefer Roche’s conclusion as the hypothesis to be tested because it was derived from specimen examination. Chromosomal data documented by Capanna and Merani (1981). Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990), who also accepted Roche’s synonyms.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Muridae

Genus

Gerbillus

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Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters 1879

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus

Peters 1879: 201
1879
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