Gerbillus (Gerbillus) gleadowi Murray 1886

Gerbillus (Gerbillus) gleadowi Murray 1886, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 17: 246.

Type Locality: Pakistan, Upper Sind, Rohri Dist, Mirpur-Drahrki Taluka, 15 mi (24 km) SW Rehti, Beruto.

Vernacular Names: Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil.

Distribution: NW India (Rajasthan and Gujarat; see Agrawal, 2000), sand dunes along Indus Valley of Pakistan (see Lay and Nadler, 1975).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Gerbillus . A distinctive species defined by diagnostic morphological and chromosomal data (Lay and Nadler, 1975). Reviewed by Pavlinov et al. (1990). Agrawal (2000) and Chakraborty and Agrawal (2000) reviewed habitat and distribution for Indian populations.