Order Rodentia - Family Dipodidae
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
871
893
book chapter
0-8018-8221-4
10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Allactaga (Paralactaga) euphratica
Thomas 1881
Allactaga (Paralactaga) euphratica
Thomas 1881
,
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 8: 15
.
Type Locality:
Iraq
(no other information).
Vernacular Names:
Euphrates Jerboa
.
Synonyms:
Allactaga (Paralactaga) kivanci
Çolak and Yi?it 1998
.
Distribution:
Steppe and semi-desert from SE
Turkey
(
Colak et al., 1994
) south through
Syria
and
Iraq
to
Jordan
(
Qumsiyeh, 1996
), N
Saudi Arabia
and
Kuwait
(essentially as outlined by
Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951
; see also
Colak et al., 1994
, and references therein;
Hatt, 1959
).
Conservation:
IUCN
– Lower Risk (nt).
Discussion:
Subgenus
Paralactaga
. Many authors incorrectly employ the name
williamsi
for this species, but that name refers to a different species (see account of
A. williamsi
). Following
Corbet (1978
c
:155)
,
A. euphratica
is considered a separate species from
A. hotsoni
. Reviewed by
Colak et al. (1994)
.