Gerbillus mackillingini (Thomas, 1904). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14:158. TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt, Wadi Alagai, eastern desert of Nubia. DISTRIBUTION: E desert of S Egypt (see Osborn and Helmy, 1980) and probably adjacent Sudan. COMMENTS: Although some authors have placed this species with G. nanus (see references in Lay, 1983), Osborn and Helmy (1980) demonstrated its specific distinction.

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Published as part of Guy G. Musser & Michael D. Carleton, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Muridae, pp. 501-755 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 552, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353098