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Taterillus
''Taterillus'' is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance. The genus contains the following species: * Robbins's tateril (''Taterillus arenarius'') * Congo gerbil (''Taterillus congicus'') * Emin's gerbil (''Taterillus emini'') * Gracile tateril (''Taterillus gracilis'') * Harrington's gerbil (''Taterillus harringtoni'') – doubtfully distinct from ''T. emini'', which has the same chromosome count. * Lake Chad gerbil (''Taterillus lacustris'') * Petter's gerbil (''Taterillus petteri'') * Senegal gerbil (''Taterillus pygargus'') * Tranieri's tateril Tranier's tateril (''Taterillus tranieri'') is a species of rodent found in Mali and Mauritania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ... (''Taterillus tranieri'') References Rodent genera Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emin's Gerbil
Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (''Taterillus emini'') is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ..., and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land. References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. * Taterillus Mammals described in 1892 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbins's Tateril
Robbins's tateril (''Taterillus arenarius''), or the Sahel gerbil, is a species of rodent found across Mauritania and possibly Mali and Niger. Its natural habitats are dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ... and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. References * * Robbins's tateril Mammals of West Africa Sahel Robbins's tateril Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Gerbil
The Congo gerbil or Congo tateril (''Taterillus congicus'') is a species of rodent found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ..., and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Taterillus Mammals described in 1915 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gracile Tateril
The gracile tateril or slender gerbil (''Taterillus gracilis'') is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and possibly Cameroon. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. It is a common species, sometimes considered an agricultural pest, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Description The gracile tateril is a small to medium-sized gerbil with a head-and-body length averaging and a tail averaging . The muzzle is pointed and often has dark markings, the cheeks are white and there are white patches above and behind the eye. The eyes are large and the ears are long. The upper parts of the body are yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, the individual hairs having grey shafts, and golden yellow or orange-brown tips. The underparts are whitish, the hairs being grey near the base and white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrington's Gerbil
Harrington's gerbil or Harrington's tateril (''Taterillus harringtoni'') is a species of rodent found in the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Emin's gerbil, because it has the same karyotype A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of metaphase chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is disce .... References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Taterillus Mammals described in 1906 Taxa named by Oldfield Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Chad Gerbil
The Lake Chad gerbil or Lake Chad tateril (''Taterillus lacustris'') is a species of rodent found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the .... References * Taterillus Mammals described in 1907 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petter's Gerbil
Petter's gerbil or Petter's tateril (''Taterillus petteri'') is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for th ..., and rural gardens. References * Taterillus Mammals described in 1985 Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal Gerbil
The Senegal gerbil or Senegal tateril (''Taterillus pygargus'') is a species of rodent found in Niger, Senegal, possibly Gambia, possibly Mali, and possibly Mauritania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the ..., pastureland, and rural gardens. References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Taterillus Mammals described in 1838 Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranieri's Tateril
Tranier's tateril (''Taterillus tranieri'') is a species of rodent found in Mali and Mauritania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for th .... References Taterillus Mammals described in 2003 Rodents of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gerbillinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appointed to the museum secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the zoological department in 1878. In 1891, Thomas married Mary Kane, daughter of Sir Andrew Clark, heiress to a small fortune, which gave him the finances to hire mammal collectors and present their specimens to the museum. He also did field work himself in Western Europe and South America. His wife shared his interest in natural history, and accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1896, when William Henry Flower took control of the department, he hired Richard Lydekker to rearrange the exhibitions, allowing Thomas to concentrate on these new specimens. Thomas viewed his taxonomy efforts from the scope of British imperialism. "You and I in our scientific lives have seen the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include Mouse, mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rabbits, hares, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
