Order Rodentia - Family Muridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 1189 1531 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Gerbillus (Gerbillus) floweri Thomas 1919 Gerbillus (Gerbillus) floweri Thomas 1919 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9, 3: 559 . Type Locality: Egypt , Sinai , S of El Arish. Vernacular Names: Flower's Gerbil . Distribution: Known only from the type locality. Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered. Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillus . Usually considered a synonym of G. pyramidum , but Lay (1983) explained why it should not be united with that species (in his comments under G. pyramidum ). Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990) .