Rhombomys Wagner 1841

Rhombomys Wagner 1841, Gelehrte. Anz. I. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Munchen, 12 (52): 421.

Type Species: Rhombomys pallidus Wagner 1841

Synonyms: Amphiaulacomys Lataste 1882; Pliorhombomys Fokanov 1964; Pliorhombomys Fokanov 1976 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Rhombomys opimus (Lichtenstein 1823)

Discussion: Tribe Gerbillini, Subtribe Rhombomyina . Reviewed by Corbet (1978 c). The inclusion of Pliorhombomys in Rhombomys was documented by Pavlinov (1992 b). Fossils indicate an evolutionary history extending to late Pliocene in Asia (McKenna and Bell, 1997).