Gerbillus agag

O. Thomas, 1903

Agag Gerbil

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Tribe: Gerbillini
Genus: Gerbillus
Subgenus: Gerbillus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1903-08. On some mammals collected by Capt. H. N. Dunn, R. A. M. C., in the Soudan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-I(2):294-301.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598902

Original name as described

Gerbillus agag

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.8.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b672042-3c07-43d9-a3af-363fdb1a654a

Type locality

Agageh Wells, W Kordofan, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Chad · Kenya · Mali · Niger · Nigeria · South Sudan · Sudan

Taxonomy notes

includes consensis until further studies are conducted

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. 2005. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2142 pp. a#9291

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002907

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Gerbillus agag

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Muridae

Root name

agag

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.8.11

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Agageh Wells, W. Kordofan

Type locality

Sudan: 14°15′N, 28°49′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2b672042-3c07-43d9-a3af-363fdb1a654a

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598902

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1903:296, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31598902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66458)
Trouessart (1904:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Thomas & Hinton (1920:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3243018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67554)
Allen (1939:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Corbet & Hill (1980:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9102/22465443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus cosensi

Dollman, 1914

Family

Muridae

Root name

cosensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.18.64

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kozibiri River, Ngamatak, Turkwel River

Type locality

Kenya: 2°40′N, 35°21′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9e9ddd8-6edd-4aab-9058-3d5e9e61b389

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31626167

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Dollman (1914:25, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31626167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66741)
Allen (1939:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Corbet & Hill (1991:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Happold (2013:304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)

Gerbillus dallonii

Heim de Balsac, 1936

Family

Muridae

Root name

dallonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type locality

Chad: 20°N, 18°E.

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France

Name usages

Allen (1939:324, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Gerbillus gerbillus agag:

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

agag

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

487

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489103

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:487, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)

Gerbillus gerbillus sudanensis

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

sudanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1929.5.19.16

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Port Sudan, Red Sea Province, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Type locality

Sudan: 19°35′N, 37°15′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/337e2ec0-0214-4ab2-84ba-ff406813e6e9

Authority page

488

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489104

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:488, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Osborn & Helmy (1980:138, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5405)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus (Gerbillus) agag maradius

Kock, 1978

Family

Muridae

Root name

maradius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:51690

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Station Agricole Tarna S. Maradi, Niger

Type locality

Niger.

Authority page

127

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana biologica

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus cosensis:

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Muridae

Root name

cosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

550

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9114/115090104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gerbillus dalloni:

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Muridae

Root name

dalloni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

550

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005:1224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus agag agag:

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

agag

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

632

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Gerbillus agag sudanensis:

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

sudanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

632

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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