Gerbilliscus nigricaudus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	MURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Gerbilliscus nigricaudus

Species Authority:

(Peters, 1878)

Common Name/s:

English

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Black-tailed Gerbil

Synonym/s:

Tatera nigricauda (Peters, 1878)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Schlitter, D. & Granjon, L.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This East African species is found in southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. It does not appear to range west of the Eastern Rift Valley. It is found from sea level to 1,500 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia; Kenya; Somalia; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits dry savanna, dry open woodland and agricultural areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures in place. The species is present in a number of protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures in place. The species is present in a number of protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Bates, P. J. J. 1985. Studies of gerbils of genus Tatera: the specific distinction of Tatera robusta (Cretzschmar, 1826), Tatera nigricauda (Peters, 1878) and Tatera phillipsi (De Winton, 1898). Mammalia 49: 37-52. Bates, P. J. J. 1988. Systematics and zoogeography of Tatera (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) of north-east Africa and Asia. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 39: 265-303. Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA. Swynnerton, G. H. and Hayman, R. W. 1951. A Checklist of the Land Mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 20(6): 274-392. Yalden, D. W., Largen, M. J. and Kock, D. 1976. Catalogue of the mammals of Ethiopia. 2. Insectivora and Rodentia. Monitore zoologico italiano/Italian Journal of Zoology, N.S. Supplemento 8(1): 1-118. Yalden, D. W., Largen, M. J., Kock, D. and Hillman, J. C. 1996. Catalogue of the Mammals of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7. Revised Checklist, zoogeography and conservation. Tropical Zoology 9(1): 73-164.

Bates, P. J. J. 1985. Studies of gerbils of genus Tatera: the specific distinction of Tatera robusta (Cretzschmar, 1826), Tatera nigricauda (Peters, 1878) and Tatera phillipsi (De Winton, 1898). Mammalia 49: 37-52.

Bates, P. J. J. 1988. Systematics and zoogeography of Tatera (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) of north-east Africa and Asia. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 39: 265-303.

Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In: D. E. Wilson and D. A. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World: a geographic and taxonomic reference, pp. 894-1531. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.

Swynnerton, G. H. and Hayman, R. W. 1951. A Checklist of the Land Mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 20(6): 274-392.

Yalden, D. W., Largen, M. J. and Kock, D. 1976. Catalogue of the mammals of Ethiopia. 2. Insectivora and Rodentia. Monitore zoologico italiano/Italian Journal of Zoology, N.S. Supplemento 8(1): 1-118.

Yalden, D. W., Largen, M. J., Kock, D. and Hillman, J. C. 1996. Catalogue of the Mammals of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7. Revised Checklist, zoogeography and conservation. Tropical Zoology 9(1): 73-164.

Citation:	Schlitter, D. & Granjon, L. 2008. Gerbilliscus nigricaudus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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