Order Rodentia (Part 3) Author James H. Honacki Author Kenneth E. Kinman Author James W. Koeppl text 1982 Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections Lawrence, Kansas, USA Editor James H. Honacki Editor Kenneth E. Kinman Editor James W. Koeppl Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition) 392 476 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353031 f291a924-691f-4f06-bc89-3dc2421c2bed 0-89327-235-3 7353031 Gerbillus mackilligini Thomas, 1904 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 158 . TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt , Wadi Allaqi, E. desert of Nubia, ca. 22° N ., 35° E . DISTRIBUTION: S. Egypt , in E. desert; probably adjacent Sudan . COMMENT: Placed in nanus by Petter, 1975, Part 6.3:10, who considered it possibly distinct; considered a distinct species in genus Dipodillus by Osborn and Helmy, 1980 , Fieldiana Zool., n.s., 5: 159; but see comments under Gerbillus and G. nanus . ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008091022001.