Paeba Hairy-footed Gerbil – Gerbillurus paeba

Gerbillurus paebaA. Smith, 1836

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Subgenus Progerbillurus. Meester et al. (1986) and Skinner and Smithers (1990) summarized South African taxonomy and distribution. Based on analyses of chromosomal data, Qumsiyeh (1986) hypothesized that G. paeba and G. vallinus evolved from a common ancestor. Significance of variation in cranial size and shape between G. paeba and Desmodillus auricularis in sympatry is documented by Matson and Christian (1996). Southern African Subregion population reviewed and mapped by Perrin (1997c).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.