Gerbillus (Gerbillus) aquilus Schlitter and Setzer 1972

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 : 1224

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scientific name	Gerbillus (Gerbillus) aquilus Schlitter and Setzer 1972
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Gerbillus (Gerbillus) aquilus Schlitter and Setzer 1972 View in CoL

Gerbillus (Gerbillus) aquilus Schlitter and Setzer 1972 View in CoL , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 86: 167.

Type Locality: Iran, 60 km W Kerman.

Vernacular Names: Swarthy Gerbil.

Synonyms: Gerbillus (Gerbillus) subsolanus Schlitter and Setzer 1973 .

Distribution: SE Iran, W Pakistan, S Afghanistan (see Lay and Nadler, 1975).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillus . Originally described as a subspecies of G. cheesmani but Lay and Nadler (1975) presented data supporting its status as a separate and distinctive species. Schlitter and Setzer (1973) described subsolanus as a subspecies of G. cheesmani .