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 dongolanus (Heuglin, 1877) . Reise in Nordost-Afrika, 2:79 . TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan , Dongola . DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality. COMMENTS: Lay (1983) noted that several authors have synonymized this taxon with G. pyramidum but always without confirmatory documentation. Until that data is available, the species should be considered valid.