Gerbillus principulus

(O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923)

Principal 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: Hendecapleura

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and Hinton, M.A.C. 1923-07-06. On the mammals obtained in Darfur by the Lynes-Lowe Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923(2):247-271.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551150

Original name as described

Dipodillus principulus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.218

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e15077ac-ed17-42df-9ee2-04a05886854b

Type locality

El Malha, Jebel Meidob, Sudan.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002940

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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: 2 names and synonyms.

Dipodillus principulus

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1923

Family

Muridae

Root name

principulus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.1.218

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

N. Darfur. Type from El Malha, Jebel Maidob. 3700'.

Type locality

Sudan: 15°8′N, 26°12′E.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e15077ac-ed17-42df-9ee2-04a05886854b

Authority page

262

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31551150

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Allen (1939:321, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Gerbillus (Dipodillus) principulus:

Setzer, 1956

Family

Muridae

Root name

principulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

485

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489101

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Setzer (1956:485, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7489101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5501)
Corbet & Hill (1991:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9142/22462902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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