Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Guy G. Musser Author Michael D. Carleton text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 501 755 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353098 1-56098-217-9 7353098 Gerbillus floweri Thomas, 1919 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3:559 . TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt , Sinai , S of El Arish . DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. COMMENTS: Usually considered a synonym of G. pyramidum , but Lay (1983) explained why it should not be united with that species.