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

TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan, Dongola .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality.

COMMENTS: Lay (1983) noted that several authors have synonymized this taxon with G. pyramidum but always without confirmatory documentation. Until that data is available, the species should be considered valid.