Authority citation: Gautun, J.-C., Tranier, M. and Sicard, B. 1986-03-20. Liste préliminaire des rongeurs du Burkina Faso (ex Haute-Volta). Mammalia 49(4):537-542.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1985.49.4.537
Original name as described: Taterillus petteri
Nominal names: petteri Gautun, Tranier, & Sicard, 1986
Other common names: Petter's Gerbil
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Gerbillinae -- Tribe: Gerbillini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: MNHN 1988-33
Type locality: near Oursi pond, Oudalan Province, Burkina Faso.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mali (MLI) | Burkina Faso (BFA) | Niger (NER)
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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