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Burton's Gerbil

Gerbillus burtoni F. Cuvier, 1838

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.

Gerbillus burtoni

Gerbillus burtoni

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Open encyclopedia reference

Burton's gerbil (Gerbillus burtoni) is distributed mainly in Darfur, Sudan. Less than 250 individuals of this species of rodent are thought to persist in the wild. It may have been named after Edward Burton, who had the gerbil in his menagerie, obtained from Darfur and described by Frédéric Cuvier.

Wikipedia contributors, Burton's gerbil; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:24:36.389865+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gerbillus burtoni F. Cuvier, 1838
Name authority
F. Cuvier, 1838
Common name
Burton'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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
  15. subfamilyGerbillinae Gray, 1825
  16. genusGerbillus Desmarest, 1804
  17. speciesGerbillus burtoni F. Cuvier, 1838

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gerbillus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Agag GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) agag Thomas, 1903MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dongola GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) dongolanus (Heuglin, 1877)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dunn's GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) dunni Thomas, 1904MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Flower's GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) floweri Thomas, 1919MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grobben's GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) grobbeni Klaptocz, 1909MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mauritanian GerbilGerbillus mauritaniae (Heim de Balsac, 1943)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rosalinda GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) rosalinda St. Leger, 1929MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Principal GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) principulus (Thomas & Hinton, 1923)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Indian Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillus (Gerbillus) gleadowi Murray, 1886MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mesopotamian GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Barfur gerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) muriculus (Thomas & Hinton, 1923)MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Least GerbilGerbillus (Hendecapleura) pusillus Peters, 1878MuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632924 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.

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:3FW8L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.