Life Mammalia Rodentia Muridae

• Acomys russatus (Wagner, 1840) NE.Egypt - Jordan, E.Arabia. See [maps] Golden Spiny Miouse

  • Mus russatus Wagner, 1840; ; TL: Sinai
  • aegyptianus
  • affinis
  • russatus lewisi (Atallah, 1967); ; TL: 3 km NW of Azraq-Shishan, Syrian Desert, Jordan
  • Acomys russatus harrisoni Atallah, 1970; ; TL: ½ km S. of Qumran Caves, near Ain Faschka, Jordan
• Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819) Mauritania - S.Sahara (edge) - Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Asia Minor, S.Iran, Sind, Crete, Cyprus, Sudan, E.Africa. See [maps]

  • Mus cahirinus Desmarest, 1819; ; TL: Cairo, Egypt
  • chudeaui ; (Mauritania)
  • cineraceus ; (Sudan)
  • dimidiatus ; (Sinai)
  • flavidus ; (Sind)
  • hispidus ; (Aden)
  • hunteri ; (N. Sudan)
  • megalotis
  • minous ; (Crete)
  • nesiotes ; (Cyprus)
  • sabryi
  • surati ; (Hoggar)
  • viator ; (Libya)
  • Acomys dimidiatus megalodus Setzer, 1959; ; TL: Gebel el Galala el Bahriya, Wadi Sayal (60 km S. of Suez), Eastern Desert, Egypt

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