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| name = Botta's gerbil |
| name = Botta's gerbil |
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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 |
| status = DD |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Granjon, L. |year= 2017 |title= ''Gerbillus bottai'' |page= e.T9109A22465062 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9109A22465062.en |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> |
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| trend = unknown |
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| genus = Dipodillus |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| authority = ([[Fernand Lataste|Lataste]], 1882) |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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| ordo = [[Rodent]]ia |
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| superfamilia = [[Muroidea]] |
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| familia = [[Muridae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Gerbillinae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Dipodillus]]'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Lataste, 1882) |
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'''Botta's gerbil''' |
'''Botta's gerbil''' ('''''Dipodillus bottai''''') is a species of gerbil endemic to [[Sudan]] and possibly northern [[Kenya]]. According to the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]], it was listed as Least Concern in 1996 until it was listed as [[Data Deficient]] in 2004.<ref name=iucn/> According to a 2013 book, it is known from a few specimens taken from four or five localities in a small area between the rivers [[White Nile]] and [[Blue Nile]]; its habitat is fields of vegetables and cereals.<ref name=Kingdon>{{cite book |author1=Jonathan Kingdon |author2=David Happold |author3=Thomas Butynski |author4=Michael Hoffman |author5=Meredith Happold |author6=Jan Kalina |date=2013 |title=Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B_07noCPc4kC&q=Gerbillus+bottai&pg=RA2-PA300 |publisher=[[A & C Black]] |pages=300–301 |isbn=978-1408189962 |access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref> Aside from this information, nothing else is known about the species including its population and threats. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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Botta's gerbil was first described by the French zoologist and herpetologist [[Fernand Lataste]] in 1882, he named it ''Gerbillus bottai''. It is known from a small number of locations in Sudan, between the [[Blue Nile]] and the [[White Nile]] to the south of [[Khartoum]], with some possible sightings in northern Kenya. It may form part of a [[species complex]] alongside the [[Khartoum gerbil]] (''Dipodillus stigmonyx''), [[Harwood's gerbil]] (''Dipodillus harwoodi''), and [[Waters's gerbil]] (''Gerbillus watersi'') . However, ''D. harwoodi'' has a separate range in Kenya about {{cvt|1200|km|mi|0}} to the south of the other three species and further investigation may elevate it to full species status.<ref name=Kingdon/> |
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==Description== |
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Botta's gerbil is a small species with sandy-brown upper parts with a blackish sheen, especially at the mid-line, and pure white underparts and limbs. The long tail is slightly bi-coloured, with dark hairs above and pale hairs below, the hairs at the tip forming a small tuft or pencil.<ref name=Kingdon/> |
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Aside from this information, nothing else is known about the species including its population and threats. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Granjon|year=2004|id=9109|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9109/0|title=Gerbillus bottai|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is listed as data deficient |
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{{Gerbillinae|G1.}} |
{{Gerbillinae|G1.}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q307911|from2=Q28133276}} |
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{{Gerbillinae-stub}} |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Sudan]] |
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[[Category:Dipodillus]] |
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[[Category:Mammals described in 1882]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 15 December 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Dipodillus |
| Species: | D. bottai
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| Dipodillus bottai (Lataste, 1882)
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Gerbillus bottai | |
Botta's gerbil (Dipodillus bottai) is a species of gerbil endemic to Sudan and possibly northern Kenya. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, it was listed as Least Concern in 1996 until it was listed as Data Deficient in 2004.[1] According to a 2013 book, it is known from a few specimens taken from four or five localities in a small area between the rivers White Nile and Blue Nile; its habitat is fields of vegetables and cereals.[2] Aside from this information, nothing else is known about the species including its population and threats.
Taxonomy[edit]
Botta's gerbil was first described by the French zoologist and herpetologist Fernand Lataste in 1882, he named it Gerbillus bottai. It is known from a small number of locations in Sudan, between the Blue Nile and the White Nile to the south of Khartoum, with some possible sightings in northern Kenya. It may form part of a species complex alongside the Khartoum gerbil (Dipodillus stigmonyx), Harwood's gerbil (Dipodillus harwoodi), and Waters's gerbil (Gerbillus watersi) . However, D. harwoodi has a separate range in Kenya about 1,200 km (746 mi) to the south of the other three species and further investigation may elevate it to full species status.[2]
Description[edit]
Botta's gerbil is a small species with sandy-brown upper parts with a blackish sheen, especially at the mid-line, and pure white underparts and limbs. The long tail is slightly bi-coloured, with dark hairs above and pale hairs below, the hairs at the tip forming a small tuft or pencil.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Granjon, L. (2017). "Gerbillus bottai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T9109A22465062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T9109A22465062.en. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; Michael Hoffman; Meredith Happold; Jan Kalina (2013). Mammals of Africa, Volumes 1-6. A & C Black. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-1408189962. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.