Dipodomys californicus Merriam 1890

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 844-858 : 844

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DOI

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scientific name

Dipodomys californicus Merriam 1890
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Dipodomys californicus Merriam 1890 View in CoL

Dipodomys californicus Merriam 1890 View in CoL , N. Amer. Fauna, 4: 49.

Type Locality: USA, California, Mendocino Co., Ukiah.

Vernacular Names: California Kangaroo Rat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Dipodomys californicus subsp. californicus Merriam 1890

Subspecies Dipodomys californicus subsp. eximius Grinnell 1919

Subspecies Dipodomys californicus subsp. saxatilis Grinnell and Linsdale 1929

Distribution: SC Oregon, NW Nevada ( Stangl et al., 1999), and N California to north of San Francisco Bay ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered distinct from heermanni based on chromosomal ( Fashing, 1973) and biochemical data ( Patton et al., 1976). Hall (1981:578) listed californicus as a subspecies of heermanni , without discussion of Patton et al. (1976). Reviewed by Kelt (1988 b, Mammalian Species No. 324). Williams et al. (1993) regarded eximius Grinnell and saxatilis Grinnell and Linsdale as valid subspecies.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Heteromyidae

Genus

Dipodomys

Loc

Dipodomys californicus Merriam 1890

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Dipodomys californicus

Merriam 1890: 49
1890
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