Allactaga euphratica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dipodoidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Dipodoidea

Familia: Dipodidae
Subfamilia: Allactaginae
Genus: Allactaga
Species: Allactaga euphratica

Name

• Allactaga euphratica Thomas, 1881: 15

Holotype:

Type locality: undetermined; restricted to Iraq.

Synonyms

• Allactaga euphratica kivanci Çolak & Yiğit, 1998: 93 [synonymised by Kryštufek & Vohralík (2001: 46; 2005: 64,66)]

Holotype: AFFBB 584, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Çaylıkköyü, Urfa Province, Turkey.”

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1881. Description of a new species of Alactaga from Mesopotamia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 5, 8(43): 14–16. DOI: 10.1080/00222938109459834 BHL Reference page. 
• Çolak, E. & Yiğit, N. 1998. A new subspecies of jerboa from Turkey; Allactaga euphratica kivanci subsp. n. Turkish Journal of Zoology 22: 93–98. Full article (PDF)

Links

• Allactaga euphratica 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: Allactaga euphratica  (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

English: Euphrates Jerboa