Taxonomy Profile: Gerbilliscus leucogaster (Peters 1852)

Gerbilliscus leucogaster: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Tatera leucogaster
Peters 1852
Gerbillus lobengulae
de Winton 1898
Tatera panja
Wroughton 1906
Tatera lobengulae bechuanae
Wroughton 1906
Tatera lobengulae beirensis
Roberts 1929
Tatera lobengulae limpopoensis
Roberts 1929
Tatera lobengulae littoralis
Roberts 1929
Tatera lobengulae mashonae
Wroughton 1906
Tatera lobengulae mitchelli
Roberts 1929
Tatera lobengulae pestis
Roberts 1929
Tatera lobengulae pretoriae
Roberts 1929
Tatera miliaria salsa
Wroughton 1906
Tatera miliaria stellae
Wroughton 1906
Tatera lobengulae tzaneenensis
Roberts 1929
Tatera schinzi waterbergensis
Roberts 1938
Tatera lobengulae zuluensis
Roberts 1931
Common Name(s):
Bushveld Gerbil []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gerbilliscus leucogaster: 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 : Gerbilliscus
Species : Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Bushveld Gerbil |
Gerbilliscus leucogaster Direct Children(s):
Gerbilliscus leucogaster: 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:
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
Gerbilliscus leucogaster: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gerbilliscus leucogaster: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as Tatera leucogaster
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Taterona. Taxonomy and distribution summarized by Meester et al. (1986), who included this species in the G. robustus group. Nongeographic variation in Botswana sample analyzed by Swanepoel et al. (1979). Discriminant function analyses contrasting Angolan G. validus and G. leucogaster documented by Crawford-Cabral and Pacheco (1991). Southern African Subregion populations reviewed by Perrin (1997f) and Skinner and Smithers (1990)