NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Senegal Tateril
Taterillus pygargus (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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Senegal gerbil or Senegal tateril (Taterillus pygargus) is a species of rodent found in Niger, Senegal, possibly Gambia, possibly Mali, and possibly Mauritania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
Wikipedia contributors, Senegal gerbil; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:33:49.447032+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Taterillus pygargus (F. Cuvier, 1838)
- Name authority
- (F. Cuvier, 1838)
- Common name
- Senegal 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 pygargus (F. Cuvier, 1838)
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 |
| 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=633016 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:54YXW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.