Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar, 1826 . Ruppell Atlas, Reise Nordl. Afr., p. 58, pl. 22.

TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt, Alexandria .

DISTRIBUTION: Algeria to Arabia, Jordan and Israel; south to Mauritania and Sudan.

COMMENT: Formerly included vexillaris; see Cockrum et al., 1977, Mammalia, 41:321 -326.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008095001001.