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Hairy-footed Gerbil
Gerbillurus (Progerbillurus) paeba (A. Smith, 1836)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba) is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, temperate shrubland, hot deserts, sandy shores, and urban areas. All members of this genus have hair on the soles of their feet, hence the name. They prefer sandy soil or sandy alluvium with grass, scrub or light woodland cover.
Wikipedia contributors, Hairy-footed gerbil; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:35:50.552135+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerbillurus (Progerbillurus) paeba (A. Smith, 1836)
- Name authority
- (A. Smith, 1836)
- Common name
- Hairy-footed Gerbil
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Gerbillurus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyGerbillinae Gray, 1825
- genusGerbillurus Shortridge, 1942
- subgenusProgerbillurus Pavlinov, 1982
- speciesGerbillurus (Progerbillurus) paeba (A. Smith, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gerbillurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dune Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillurus (Paratatera) tytonis (Bauer & Niethammer, 1960) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Setzer's Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillurus (Gerbillurus) setzeri (Schlitter, 1973) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brush-tailed Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillurus (Gerbillurus) vallinus (Thomas, 1918) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gerbillus calidus Thomas, 1918 Thomas, 1918 | synonym |
| Gerbillus swalius Thomas & Hinton, 1925 Thomas & Hinton, 1925 | synonym |
| Gerbillus tenuis A. Smith, 1842 A. Smith, 1842 | synonym |
| Gerbillus paeba swakopensis Roberts, 1951 Roberts, 1951 | synonym |
| Gerbillus calidus kalaharicus Roberts, 1932 Roberts, 1932 | synonym |
| Gerbillus paeba broomi Thomas, 1918 Thomas, 1918 | synonym |
| Gerbillus paeba leucanthus Thomas, 1927 Thomas, 1927 | synonym |
| Gerbillus paeba mulleri Roberts, 1946 Roberts, 1946 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632911 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FW7Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.