Gerbillus

<i>Gerbillus</i>

Gerbillus

Genus of rodents

Gerbillus is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies Dipodillus was ranged as a subgenus of Gerbillus,[2] however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate them.

Quick Facts Gerbillus Temporal range: Pliocene–Recent, Scientific classification ...

Species

Genus Gerbillus

References

  1. [1]
    Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Elsevier; Awatef Abiadh; M'barek Chetoui; Taher Lamine-Cheniti; Ernesto Capanna (2010). "Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Gerbillus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae): Implications for systematics, taxonomy and chromosomal evolution. "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution". Comptes Rendus Biologies. 56 (2): 513–518. doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2010.07.003. PMID 20816648. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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