Dipodillus (Petteromys) somalicus Thomas 1910

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1189-1531 : 1216

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11334063
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scientific name	Dipodillus (Petteromys) somalicus Thomas 1910
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Dipodillus (Petteromys) somalicus Thomas 1910 View in CoL

Dipodillus (Petteromys) somalicus Thomas 1910 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 5: 197.

Type Locality: Somalia, Upper Sheikh.

Vernacular Names: Somalian Dipodil.

Distribution: Somalia ( Lay, 1983) and Djibouti ( Pearch et al., 2001).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Gerbillus somalicus .

Discussion: Subgenus Petteromys . Included in D. campestris by F. Petter (1975 b) and Pavlinov et al. (1990), but treated by Lay (1983) as a distinct species pending taxonomic revision.