Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbilliscus
Species (15): G. afra – G. boehmi – G. brantsii – G. guineae – G. inclusus – G. kempi – G. leucogaster – G. nigricaudus – G. paeba – G. phillipsi – G. robustus – G. setzeri – G. tytonis – G. validus – G. vallinus
Name
Gerbilliscus Thomas, 1897
Synonyms
Gerbillurus Shortridge, 1942 [synonymised by Granjon et al. (2012: 14)]
References
Additional references
Granjon, L., Colangelo, P., Tatard, C., Colyn, M., Dobigny, G. & Nicolas, V. 2012. Intrageneric relationships within Gerbilliscus (Rodentia, Muridae, Gerbillinae), with characterization of an additional West African species. Zootaxa 3325: 1–25. Preview Reference page.
Links
Gerbilliscus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Gerbilliscus is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae (gerbils) of the family Muridae.[1] It contains the following species, all native to Africa:
Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra)
Boehm's gerbil (Gerbilliscus boehmi)
Highveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus brantsii)
Guinean gerbil (Gerbilliscus guineae)
Gorongoza gerbil (Gerbilliscus inclusus)
Kemp's gerbil (Gerbilliscus kempi)
Bushveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus leucogaster)
Black-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus nigricaudus)
Phillips's gerbil (Gerbilliscus phillipsi)
Fringe-tailed gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus)
Savanna gerbil (Gerbilliscus validus)
Species currently classified in this genus were formerly treated in the genus Tatera.
References
Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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