Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae Harrison 1956

Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae Harrison 1956, J. Mammal., 37: 417.

Type Locality: Iraq, southwest of Faluja, W bank of Euphrates River, near Amiriya.

Vernacular Names: Mesopotamian Gerbil.

Distribution: Iraq and SW Iran in valleys of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Karun Rivers (see Lay and Nadler, 1975).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura . Originally described as a subspecies of Dipodillus dasyurus, but later regarded as a distinctive species defined and reviewed by Lay and Nadler (1975), Harrison and Bates (1991), and Pavlinov et al. (1990).