Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) setzeri Schlitter 1973

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 : 1222

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scientific name	Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) setzeri Schlitter 1973
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Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) setzeri Schlitter 1973 View in CoL

Gerbillurus (Gerbillurus) setzeri Schlitter 1973 View in CoL , Bull. S. California Acad. Sci., 72: 13.

Type Locality: Namibia, Gobabeb, 1 mi (1.6 km) E Namib Desert Research Station.

Vernacular Names: Setzer's Hairy-footed Gerbil.

Distribution: Namib Desert, from the Namib-Naukluft Natl. Park north through Namibia to extreme SW Angola ( Crawford-Cabral, 1998; Meester et al., 1986; Skinner and Smithers, 1990).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillurus . Interpretation of chromosomal data indicated G. setzeri and G. tytonis are closely related (Qumsiyeh et al., 1991). Reviewed by Perrin (1997 e) and Griffin (1990), who also mentioned an undescribed form ( G. cf. setzeri ) coexisting with G. setzeri .