Taterillus
Genus of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taterillus is a genus of rodents.[1] The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.[2]
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Taterillus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Taterillini |
Genus: | Taterillus Thomas, 1910 |
Type species | |
Gerbillus emini |
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The genus contains the following species:
- Robbins's tateril (Taterillus arenarius)
- Congo gerbil (Taterillus congicus)
- Emin's gerbil (Taterillus emini)
- Gracile tateril (Taterillus gracilis)
- Harrington's gerbil (Taterillus harringtoni) – doubtfully distinct from T. emini, which has the same chromosome count.[2]
- Lake Chad gerbil (Taterillus lacustris)
- Petter's gerbil (Taterillus petteri)
- Senegal gerbil (Taterillus pygargus)
- Tranieri's tateril (Taterillus tranieri)