NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Emin's Tateril
Taterillus emini (Thomas, 1892)
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.
Emin's Gerbil (Taterillus emini), Kenya - Rukinga
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Open encyclopedia reference
Emin's gerbil or Emin's tateril (Taterillus emini) is a species of rodent found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and arable land.
Wikipedia contributors, Emin's gerbil; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:40:49.862978+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Taterillus emini (Thomas, 1892)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1892)
- Common name
- Emin'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 emini (Thomas, 1892)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Robbins's TaterilTaterillus arenarius Robbins, 1974 | 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=633011 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:54YXQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.