Taterillus petteri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Gerbillinae
Tribus: Gerbillini
Genus: Taterillus
Species: Taterillus petteri

Name

Taterillus petteri Sicard, Tranier & Gautun, 1988: 188

Holotype: MNHN CG 1988-33, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “d'un placage sableux eolien dans le voisinage de la Mare d'Oursi (14°38'N, 0°26'W), province de l'Oudalan, dans le sahel du Burkina Faso (ex Haute-Volta).”

References

Primary references

Sicard, B., Tranier, M. & Gautun, J.-C. 1988. Un rongeur nouveau du Burkina Faso (ex Haute-Volta): Taterillus petteri, sp. nov. (Rodentia, Gerbillidae). Mammalia 52(2): 187–198. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1988.52.2.187 Reference page.

Links

Taterillus petteri in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Taterillus petteri (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Petter's Gerbil, Petter’s Tateril

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