Gerbillus famulus Yerbury and Thomas, 1895 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1895:551.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Yemen, Aden, Lahej .

DISTRIBUTION: South Yemen, North Yemen.

COMMENT: Formerly included in nanus by Petter, 1975, Part 6.3:10, but considered a distinct species by Harrison, 1972, The Mammals of Arabia, 3:513, and Corbet, 1978: 120. DML includes this species in genus Dipodillus; but see comment under Gerbillus .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008091014001.