Authority citation: Schlitter, D.A. 1973-06-07. A new species of gerbil from South West Africa with remarks on Gerbillus tytonis Bauer and Niethammer, 1959 (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 72:13-18.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304849
Original name as described: Gerbillus (Gerbillurus) setzeri
Nominal names: setzeri (Schlitter, 1973)
Other common names: Namib Brush-tailed Gerbil
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Gerbillinae -- Tribe: Taterini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:342253
Type locality: "1 mi [= 1.6 km] E Namib Desert Research Station, Gobabeb [, Namibia,] South West Africa."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Angola (AGO) | Namibia (NAM)
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:
Species-specific notes: moved from Gerbillurus to Gerbilliscus
Citation: Colangelo, P., Granjon, L., Taylor, P. J., & Corti, M. (2007). Evolutionary systematics in African gerbilline rodents of the genus Gerbilliscus: inference from mitochondrial genes. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 42(3), 797-806.
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