After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Merionina Brandt, 1844 [taxonomic history] |-- †Mascaramys Tong, 1986; U.Plioc.-M.Pleist. Af. |--o Meriones Illiger, 1811 [Meriaeus Billberg, 1828; Idomeneus Schulze, 1900] [incl. Cheliones Thomas, 1919; Pallasiomys Heptner, 1933; Parameriones Heptner, 1937] (tamarisk gerbils, jirds; sand rats; tamareskihyppymyyrät, jirdit) | |-- M. arimalius (Arabian jird) | |-- M. dahli (Dahl's jird) | |--o (Cheliones) Thomas, 1919 | | `-- M. (C.) hurrianae (Indian desert jird, Indian desert gerbil; intianhyppymyyrä) | |--o (Meriones) Illiger, 1811 | | |-- M. (M.) tamariscinus (tamarisk jird; tamariskihyppymyyrä) | | |-- M. (M.) tristrami (Tristram's jird; siinainhyppymyyrä) | | `-- M. (M.) vinogradovi (Vinogradov's jird) | |--o (Pallasiomys) Heptner, 1933 | | |-- M. (P.) chengi (Cheng's jird) | | |-- M. (P.) crassus (silky jird, Sundevall's jird, Swinhoe's jird) | | |-- M. (P.) libycus (Libyan jird; libyanhyppymyyrä, jirdi) | | |-- M. (P.) meridianus (Chinese jird, Mid-day jird) | | |-- M. (P.) sacramenti (Negev jird) | | |-- M. (P.) shawi (Shaw's jird) | | |-- M. (P.) unguiculatus (Mongolian gerbil, clawed jird, mongolianhyppymyyrä, gerbiili) | | `-- M. (P.) zarudnyi (Zarudnyi's gerbil) | `--o (Parameriones) Heptner, 1937 | |-- †M. (P.) obeidiensis | |-- M. (P.) persicus (persian jird; persianhyppymyyrä) | `-- M. (P.) rex (king jird) |--o Rhombomys Wagner, 1841 [Amphiaulacomys Lataste, 1882] [incl. †Pliorhombomys Fokanov, 1976] U.Plioc.-R. As. | |-- †R. (Pliorhombomys) gromovi (Fokanov, 1976) | `-- R. (Rhombomys) opimus (Giant day gerbil, great gerbil, isohyppymyyrä) |--o Psammomys Cretzschmar, in Rüppell, 1828 [non Psammomys Le Conte, 1830, a syn. of Microdus] [incl. Parameriones Tchernov & Chetboun, 1984 (non Parameriones Heptner, 1937, a jr. syn. of Meriones)] U.Pleist.-R. SWAs., R. Af. | |-- P. obesus (fat sand rat; paksuhyppymyyrä) | `-- P. vexillaris (pale sand rat, thin sand rat) |-- Sekeetamys calurus Ellerman, 1947; R. NEAf., SWAs. (bushy-tail jird; tuuheahäntähyppymyyrä, ?paksuhäntäh.) `-- Brachiones przewalskii Thomas, 1925; R. EAs. (Przewalski's gerbil, Gobi short-eared gerbil; przewalskinhyppymyyrä)
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]