Taxonomy Profile: Dipodillus campestris (Levaillant 1857)

Dipodillus campestris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Gerbillus campestris
Loche 1867
Gerbillus quadrimaculatus
Lataste 1882
Dipodillus dodsoni
Thomas 1902
Dipodillus hilda
Thomas 1918
Gerbillus campestris
Levaillant 1857
Dipodillus campestris cinnamomeus
Cabrera 1916
Dipodillus campestris haymani
Setzer 1958
Dipodillus dodsoni patrizii
de Beaux 1932
Dipodillus campestrist riparius
Cabrera 1922
Dipodillus campestris rozsikae
Thomas 1913
Gerbillus campestris wassifi
Setzer 1958
Dipodillus campestris roszikae
Thomas 1908
Common Name(s):
North African Dipodil []
Large North African Gerbil []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dipodillus campestris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
mice |
rats |
voles |
campagnols |
rats |
souris |
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Genus : Dipodillus
Species : Dipodillus campestris
North African Dipodil |
Large North African Gerbil |
Dipodillus campestris Direct Children(s):
Dipodillus campestris: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodillus campestris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Osborn, Dale J., and Ibrahim Helmy
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-08-15 / 1980-08-15
Article/Chapter Title:
The Contemporary Land Mammals of Egypt (Including Sinai)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fieldiana Zoology, n.s., no. 5
Page(s):
1-579
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0015-0754
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747210
Reference for:
Dipodillus campestris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Dipodillus campestris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Trouessart, E.-L.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1897-01-01 / 1897-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogus Mammalium Tam Viventium Quam Fossilium, f. 3. Rodentia II (Myomorpha, Hystrichomorpha, Lagomorpha)
Page(s):
453-664
Publisher:
R. Friedländer & Sohn
Publication Place:
Berolini
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40405135
Reference for:
Dipodillus campestris
Dipodillus campestris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Dipodillus campestris: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Critically Endangered as Gerbillus quadrimaculatus, Lower Risk (lc) as G. campestris
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Petteromys. Nineteen species-group names have been associated with D. campestris by different authors in various combinations, as summarized by Lay (1983), who also noted that most opinions lacked supportive evidence and that some of the synonyms are unidentifiable or nomina nuda. Lay (1983) remarked that although most authors followed Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) in listing quadrimaculatus equivocally under G. nanus, it should be kept separate until a revision is available. ...
Comment:
In Wilson and Reeder (2005) Dipodillus campestris is listed with author citation (Loche, 1867); Loche's publication is a later homonym, and the senior homonym was published by Levaillant, 1857 (see Ellerman 1966: 631 and Trouessart 1897: 463)