NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brockman's Gerbil
Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) brockmani (Thomas, 1910)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) brockmani (Thomas, 1910)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1910)
- Common name
- Brockman's Gerbil
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Gerbillus
- 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
- genusGerbillus Desmarest, 1804
- subgenusHendecapleura Lataste, 1884
- speciesGerbillus (Hendecapleura) brockmani (Thomas, 1910)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gerbillus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Agag GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) agag Thomas, 1903 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burton's GerbilGerbillus burtoni F. Cuvier, 1838 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dongola GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) dongolanus (Heuglin, 1877) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dunn's GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) dunni Thomas, 1904 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flower's GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) floweri Thomas, 1919 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grobben's GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) grobbeni Klaptocz, 1909 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mauritanian GerbilGerbillus mauritaniae (Heim de Balsac, 1943) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rosalinda GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) rosalinda St. Leger, 1929 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Principal GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) principulus (Thomas & Hinton, 1923) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) gleadowi Murray, 1886 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mesopotamian GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barfur gerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) muriculus (Thomas & Hinton, 1923) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=632925 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:3FW8K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.