Least Gerbil
Gerbillus pusillus Peters, 1878
Also calledGerbille de Peters (fra) · myszoskoczka drobna (pol) · pikkukeniangerbiili (fin) · pískomil nejmenší (ces) · rusosirogerbiili (fin) · sirogerbiili (fin) · tummahäntägerbiili (fin) · コアレチネズミ (jpn)
First described in: Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin vol.1879 p.201
The least gerbil (Gerbillus pusillus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Gerbillinae. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as G. diminutus, G. percivali, G. ruberrimus, and G. pusillus.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura. Roche (1975) united these three synonyms with G. pusillus based upon his study of original descriptions and specimens, and F. Petter (1975 b) suggested that all three probably represented G. pusillus. Lay (1983), however, listed G. pusillus and all three synonyms as separate monotypic species pending a revision. We prefer Roche’s conclusion as the hypothesis to be tested because it was derived from specimen examination. Chromosomal data documented by Capanna and Merani (1981). Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990), who also accepted Roche’s synonyms.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: Tanzania (Swynnerton and Hayman, 1951), Kenya, Ethiopia, and S Sudan (Dieterlen and Nikolaus, 1985).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Petter (1975 b) and Lay (1983) recognized this species.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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Every page naming Gerbillus pusillus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437822.