After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Gerbillina Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history] |-- Microdillus peeli Thomas, 1910; R. EAf. (Somali pygmy gerbil) `--o Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804 [incl. Dipodillus Lataste, 1881; Endecapleura Lataste, 1882; Hendecapleura Thomas, 1883; Monodia Heim de Balsac, 1943; Petteromys Pavlinov, 1982] ?U.Mioc., Plioc.-R. As., U.Plioc.-R. Af. (gerbils, pygmy gerbils, sand rats; gerbiilit, hyppymyyrät) |--o (Hendecapleura) Thomas, 1883 | |-- G. (H.) amoenus (Charming dipodil, pleasant gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) bottai (Botta's gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) campestris (large North African dipodil, rock gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) dasyurus (Wagner's dipodil, rough-tailed dipodil, Wadi Hof gerbil; wagnerinhyppymyyrä) | |-- G. (H.) famulus (Black-tufted gerbil; mustatupsuhyppymyyrä) | |-- G. (H.) henleyi (Henley's gerbil, pygmy dipodil; kääpiöhyppymyyrä) | |-- G. (H.) jamesi (James's gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) mackillingini (MacKilling's gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) maghrebi (greater short-tailed gerbil; lyhythäntähyppymyyrä) | |-- G. (H.) mauritaniae (Mauretanian gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) mesopotamiae (Mesopotamian gerbil, Harrison's gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) muriculus (Barfur gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) nanus (Baluchistan gerbil, Wagner's gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) poecilops (Aden gerbil; kalpeahyppymyyrä) | |-- G. (H.) pusillus (least gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) ruberrimus (little red gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) stigmonyx (Khartoum gerbil) | |-- G. (H.) syrticus (sand gerbil, southern pygmy gerbil) | `-- G. (H.) watersi (Water's gerbil) |--o (Dipodillus) Lataste, 1881 | |-- G. (D.) simoni (lesser short-tailed gerbil, Simon's gerbil; simoninrotta, simoninhyppymyyrä) | `-- G. (D.) zakariai (Zakaria's gerbil) `--o (Gerbillus) Desmarest, 1804 |-- G. (G.) acticola (Berbera gerbil) |-- G. (G.) agag (Agag gerbil) |-- G. (G.) allenbyi (Allenby's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) andersoni (Anderson's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) aquilus (swarthy gerbil) |-- G. (G.) bilensis (Bilen gerbil) |-- G. (G.) bonhotei (Bonhote's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) brockmani (Brockman's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) burtoni (Burton's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) cheesmani (Cheesman's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) cosensi (lesser Egyptian gerbil, Cosen's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) dalloni (Dallon's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) diminutus (diminutive gerbil) |-- G. (G.) dongolanus (Dongola gerbil) |-- G. (G.) dunni (Somalia gerbil) |-- G. (G.) floweri (Flower's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) garamantis (Algerian gerbil) |-- G. (G.) gerbillus (lesser gerbil, small Egyptian gerbil; antilooppirotta, antilooppihyppym.) |-- G. (G.) gleadowi (Indian hairy-footed gerbil) |-- G. (G.) grobbeni (Grobben's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) harwoodi (Harwood's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) hesperinus (western gerbil) |-- G. (G.) hoogstraali (Hoogstraal's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) juliani (Julian's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) latastei (Lataste's gerbil, hairy-footed gerbil; karvajalkahyppymyyrä) |-- G. (G.) lowei (Lowe's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) nancillus (Sudan gerbil) |-- G. (G.) nigeriae (Nigerian gerbil) |-- G. (G.) occiduus (Occidental gerbil) |-- G. (G.) percivali (Percival's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) perpallidus (pallid gerbil) |-- G. (G.) principulus (Principal gerbil) |-- G. (G.) pulvinatus (cushioned gerbil) |-- G. (G.) pyramidum (greater Egyptian gerbil; pyramidihyppymyyrä, ?pyramidimyyrä) |-- G. (G.) quadrimaculatus (four-spotted gerbil) |-- G. (G.) riggenbachi (Riggenbach's gerbil) |-- G. (G.) rosalinda (Rosalinda gerbil) |-- G. (G.) somalicus (Somalian gerbil) |-- G. (G.) tarabuli (Tarabul's gerbil) `-- G. (G.) vivax (Vivacious gerbil)
Reference(s):
- Barker, J., 2004: Gerbil species list. (Updated: 2004-11-14)
–iNet: National Gerbil Society: http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/species.htm; [visited: 2005-05-10] - McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's Mammals of the World; Part 1.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xlviii-642-lxiii - Nowak, R. M., 1991: Walker's mammals of the World; Part 2.
–The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1991, xii-643-1629 - van Veen, K., ????: Species and subspecies of Gerbillinae. (Updated: ????)
–iNet: Gerbil Genetics Group – Gerbil Information page: http://www.gerbil-info.com/species.htm; [visited: 2005-05-11]