Gerbillus amoenus (de Winton, 1902) . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9:46.

TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt, Giza Prov .

DISTRIBUTION: Recorded only from Egypt and Libya.

COMMENTS: Lay (1983) speculated that the species may range across Tunisia and Algeria to Mauritania, noted its past associations with dasyurus and campestris, and advised future comparison with G. nanus . Ranck (1968) reviewed the Libyan populations and recorded significant geographic variation.