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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER MYOMORPHA
--> SUPERFAMILY Muroidea
--> FAMILY Muridae
--> SUBFAMILY Gerbillinae
--> GENUS Gerbillurus
--> SUBGENUS Gerbillurus
SPECIES Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) vallinus
Author: | Thomas, 1918. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 2: 148. | Common Name: | Brush-tailed Hairy-footed Gerbil | Type Locality: | South Africa, Northern Cape Province, Bushmanland, Kenhart, Tuin (see Meester et al., 1986). | Distribution: | From South Africa (Northern Cape Province) northwest through Namibia towards Brukaros-Karas Mtns and C Namib Desert. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Gerbillurus. Taxonomy summarized by Meester et al. (1986); ecology and range reviewed by Griffin (1990) and Skinner and Smithers (1990). Reviewed and mapped by Perrin (1997d). |
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