The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Taxon: Genus Meriones Illiger, 1811 - jirds (mammal)
 Entity: 

Authorship

Original name Illiger, C. 1811. Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium: 82.
Original rank loc. cit.
Original spelling loc. cit.

Types

Type ofMerionina (Subtribe) Brandt, 1844
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Meriones (Subgenus) Illiger, 1811

Homonyms

Junior homonym (allowed)Meriones (Minor planet) (1985 VO)

Synonyms

Accepted nameSekeetamys (Genus) Ellerman, 1947 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namezandmuizen
woestijnmuizen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namejirds
gerbils
©2004-2024 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 1 Feb 2024