Rhombomys opimus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Great Gerbil

Animal sitting upright, entirely in view
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Location:Mongolia, Trans-Altai GobiDate taken:Unknown

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Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Naturhistorischer Anhang. Pp. 113–150 in Eversmann, E.F. (eds.). Reise von Orenburg nach Buchara. E. H. G. Christiani, Berlin, 150 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163

Original name as described

Meriones opimus

Type locality

Karakumy Desert, Kzyl-Ordinskaya, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Iran · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · China · Mongolia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002975

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

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

Total: 21 names and synonyms.

Meriones opimus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1823:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  2. Schinz (1825:413, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:258, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Bonaparte (1845:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40449)
  5. Murray (1866:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  6. Severtsov (1873:62, 83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  7. Severtsov (1873:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  8. Severtsov (1876:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)

Dipus opimus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

338

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Rhombomys pallidus

J. A. Wagner, 1841

Family

Muridae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

433

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1867:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus giganteus

(Büchner, 1889)

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2162

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758147

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Gerbillus opimus

(Büchner, 1891)

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008360

Authority publication

Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg

Name usages

Büchner (1891:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68987)

Rhombomys opimus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

opimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

468

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435012

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435012) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Trouessart (1904:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Satunin (1905:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69041)
  4. Kolosov (1935:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68872)
  5. Geptner (1936:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69634)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Musser & Carleton (1993:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  10. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  11. Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  12. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19686/115153015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhombomys giganteus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435011

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:467, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)

Gerbillus opimus nigrescens

(Satunin, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 5265

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

560

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666878

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

Rhombomys opimus giganteus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Muridae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423242

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Rhombomys opimus nigrescens

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Muridae

Root name

nigrescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423242

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1904:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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