Authority citation: Lichtenstein, H. 1823. Naturhistorischer Anhang. Pp. 113–150 in Eversmann, E.F. (eds.). Reise von Orenburg nach Buchara. E. H. G. Christiani, Berlin, 150 pp.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405163
Original name as described: Meriones opimus
Nominal names: opimus (H. Lichtenstein, 1823) | pallidus J. A. Wagner, 1841 | giganteus (Büchner, 1889) | nigrescens (Satunin, 1903) | alaschanicus Matschie, 1911 | dalversinicus (Kashkarov, 1926) | fumicolor Heptner, 1933 | pevzovi Heptner, 1939 | sargadensis Heptner, 1939 | sodalis G. G. Goodwin, 1939 | obolenskii Maleyeva, 1966 | major Burdelov, 1989 | minor Burdelov, 1989 | sarganensis G. I. Baranova & Gromov, 2003 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Gerbillinae -- Tribe: Gerbillini
Type locality: Karakumy Desert, Kzyl-Ordinskaya, Kazakhstan.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Uzbekistan (UZB) | Turkmenistan (TKM) | Iran (IRN) | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Tajikistan (TJK) | Afghanistan (AFG) | Pakistan (PAK) | China (CHN) | Mongolia (MNG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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