Gerbillus (Gerbillus) dongolanus Heuglin 1877

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 .