Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889

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 : 857

Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889

Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889 , N. Amer. Fauna, 1: 15.

Type Locality: USA, California, Fresno Co., Fresno.

Vernacular Names: San Joaquin Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. inornatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. neglectus Taylor 1912

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. psammophilus von Bloeker 1937

Distribution: Sacramento, San Joaquin and Salinas valleys and adjacent foothills, and western Mojave Desert, of California ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as P. i. neglectus and P. i. psammophilus; otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Osgood (1918); subspecies listed by Williams et al. (1993) who allocated psammophilus (with sillimani as a synonym) to this species, not to longimembris where this name has been usually placed ( Hall, 1981; Patton, 1993 b). As noted by Williams et al. (1993), at least two and possibly three distinct species are currently included under the name inornatus . Reviewed by Best (1993 e, Mammalian Species No. 450).