Psammomys obesus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Muridae
Subfamilia: Gerbillinae
Genus: Psammomys
Species: P. obesus – P. vexillaris

Name

Psammomys Cretzschmar, 1828: 56

  • Type species: Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1828, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

  • Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826–1830. Säugethiere. Pp.: 1–78 + 30 pls. In: Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft (ed.). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung: Zoologie. Commission bei Heinr. Ludw. Brönner: Frankfurt am Main. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Sand Rats
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