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 (Hendecapleura) muriculus Thomas and Hinton 1923 Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) muriculus Thomas and Hinton 1923 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1923: 263 . Type Locality: Sudan , Darfur, Madu, 80 mi ( 129 km ) NE El Fasher. Vernacular Names: Darfur Gerbil . Distribution: Sudan . Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Subgenus Hendecapleura . Lay (1983) regarded this species as valid pending revision. Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990) .