Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) vallinus (Thomas 1918)

[Gerbilliscus] vallinus Thomas 1918, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2: 148.

Type Locality: South Africa, Northern Cape Province, Bushmanland, Kenhart, Tuin (see Meester et al., 1986).

Vernacular Names: Brush-tailed Hairy-footed Gerbil.

Synonyms: Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) seeheimi Lundholm 1955 .

Distribution: From South Africa (Northern Cape Province) northwest through Namibia towards Brukaros-Karas Mtns and C Namib Desert.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillurus . Taxonomy summarized by Meester et al. (1986); ecology and range reviewed by Griffin (1990) and Skinner and Smithers (1990). Reviewed and mapped by Perrin (1997 d).