Dipodillus (Petteromys) mackilligini Thomas 1904

Dipodillus (Petteromys) mackilligini Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 158.

Type Locality: Egypt, Wadi Alagi, E desert of Nubia.

Vernacular Names: Mackilligin's Dipodil.

Distribution: E desert of S Egypt (see Osborn and Helmy, 1980) and probably adjacent Sudan.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Gerbillus mackillingini .

Discussion: Subgenus Petteromys . Although some authors have placed this species with D. nanus (Corbet, 1978 c; Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951; F. Petter, 1975 b), Osborn and Helmy (1980) demonstrated its specific distinction. Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990).