Mackilligin's Dipodil
Dipodillus mackilligini Thomas, 1904
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.14 p.158
Mackilligin's gerbil (Dipodillus mackilligini) also known as Mackilligin's dipodil, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It occurs in the southeastern deserts of Egypt and Sudan, around the area of the Halaib Triangle. It has been grouped with Dipodillus nanus, but is now considered specifically distinct.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Gerbillus mackillingini.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Petteromys. Although some authors have placed this species with D. nanus (Corbet, 1978 c; Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951; F. Petter, 1975 b), Osborn and Helmy (1980) demonstrated its specific distinction. Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
distribution
Distribution: E desert of S Egypt (see Osborn and Helmy, 1980) and probably adjacent Sudan.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Dipodillus mackilligini in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4264987.