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Taterillus

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Taterillus is a genus of rodents.[1] The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.[2]

The genus contains the following species:

References

  1. ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Ara Monadjem, Peter J. Taylor, Christiane Denys, Fenton P.D. Cotterill (2015). Rodents of Sub-Saharan Africa: A biogeographic and taxonomic synthesis. p. 594. ISBN 978-3-11-030191-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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Taterillus: Brief Summary

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Taterillus is a genus of rodents. The species within this genus can only be reliably distinguished on the basis of karyotype, and not by external appearance.

The genus contains the following species:

Robbins's tateril (Taterillus arenarius) Congo gerbil (Taterillus congicus) Emin's gerbil (Taterillus emini) Gracile tateril (Taterillus gracilis) Harrington's gerbil (Taterillus harringtoni) – doubtfully distinct from T. emini, which has the same chromosome count. Lake Chad gerbil (Taterillus lacustris) Petter's gerbil (Taterillus petteri) Senegal gerbil (Taterillus pygargus) Tranieri's tateril (Taterillus tranieri)
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