NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Robbins's Tateril
Taterillus arenarius Robbins, 1974
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
Robbins's tateril (Taterillus arenarius), or the Sahel gerbil, is a species of rodent found across Mauritania and possibly Mali and Niger. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Wikipedia contributors, Robbins's tateril; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:04:57.535719+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Taterillus arenarius Robbins, 1974
- Name authority
- Robbins, 1974
- Common name
- Robbins's Tateril
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Taterillus
- 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
- genusTaterillus Thomas, 1910
- speciesTaterillus arenarius Robbins, 1974
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Taterillus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Emin's TaterilTaterillus emini (Thomas, 1892) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harrington's GerbilTaterillus harringtoni (Thomas, 1906) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Petter's TaterilTaterillus petteri Sicard, Tranier & Gautun, 1988 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Senegal TaterilTaterillus pygargus (F. Cuvier, 1838) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Congo TaterilTaterillus congicus Thomas, 1915 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gracile TaterilTaterillus gracilis (Thomas, 1892) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lake Chad TaterilTaterillus lacustris (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tranieri's TaterilTaterillus tranieri Dobigny, Granjon, Aniskin, Ba & Volobouev, 2003 | 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=633009 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:54YXN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.