Gerbillus mesopotamiae Harrison, 1956 . J. Mammal., 37:417.

TYPE LOCALITY: Iraq, southwest of Faluja, W. bank of Euphrates River, near Amiriya .

DISTRIBUTION: Valleys of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Karun Rivers (Iraq; S. W. Iran).

COMMENT: Formerly included in dasyurus; see Harrison, 1972, The Mammals of Arabia, 3:532. Reviewed by Lay and Nadler, 1975, Mammalia, 39:423-445. DML includes mesopotamiae in genus Dipodillus; but see comment under Gerbillus .