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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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    seeheimi Lundholm, 1955

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