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Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1828

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
In Rüppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Säugeth. p.p. 58, pl. 22

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Muridae
genus
Psammomys
species
Psammomys obesus

Name

Synonyms
Psammomys algiricus Thomas, 1902
Psammomys obesus dianae Morrison-Scott, 1939
Psammomys obesus nicolli Thomas, 1908
Psammomys obesus terraesanctae Thomas, 1902
Psammomys roudairei Lataste, 1881
Psammomys tripolitanus Thomas, 1902
Homonyms
Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1828
Common names
Fat Sand Rat in English
Fat Sand Rat in English
Fat Sand Rat in English
Fat Sand Rat in English
Fat Sand Rat in English
Fett-Sandratte in German
Fette Sandratte in German
Gerbillo de arena grueso in language.
Psammomys obese in French
Fat Sand Rat in English
Rat de Sable in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott, 1966: null. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition. 810.
  2. Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Superfamily Muroidea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 894-1531.
  3. Osborn, Dale J., and Ibrahim Helmy, 1980: The Contemporary Land Mammals of Egypt (Including Sinai). Fieldiana Zoology, n.s., no. 5. 1-579.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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