After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Gerbillinae Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history] (jirds, gerbils, sand rats; gerbiilit, hyppymyyrät) |?-o †Pseudomeriones Schaub, 1934; U.Mioc.-L.Plioc. SWAs., U.Mioc. SEu. | |-- †P. abbreviatus | |-- †P. latidens Sen, 2001 | |-- †P. tchaltaensis | `-- †P. pithagorasi |?- †Blancomys neclectus |?- †Debruijnimys julii |?- †Epimeriones |?- †Leakeymis ternani |-- †Myocricetodontini Lavocat, 1961 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [taxonomic history] |--o Gerbillini Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history] (jirds, gerbils, sand rats; gerbiilit) | |?- †Abudhabia baynunensis de Bruijn & Whybrow, 1994; U.Mioc. SWAs. | |-- Gerbillina Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history] | |-- Merionina Brandt, 1844 [taxonomic history] | |--o Desmodilliscina Pavlinov, 1982 | | `-- Desmodilliscus braueri Wettstein, 1916; U.Pleist.-R. Af. (Brauer's gerbil, pouched gerbil; lyhytkorvarotta) | `--o Pachyuromyina Pavlinov, 1982 | `-- Pachyuromys duprasiLataste, 1880; R. Af. (Fat-tailed gerbil, Duprasi gerbil; rasvahäntähyppymyyrä) |-- Taterillini Chaline, Mein & F. Petter, 1977 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [taxonomic history] (naked-soled gerbils) `--o Ammodillini Pavlinov, 1981 `-- Ammodillus imbellis Thomas, 1904; R. EAf. (ammodille, Somali gerbil; somalianhyppymyyrä)
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