Dipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853 . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6:224.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, California, Sierra Nevada; restricted to Calaveras River, Calaveras Co. by Grinnell (1922:47) .

DISTRIBUTION: C California (USA).

STATUS: U.S. ESA, IUCN and the State of California Dept, of Fish and Game - Endangered as D. h. morroensis.

SYNONYMS: arenae Boulware, berkeleyensis Grinnell, dixoni Grinnell, goldmani Merriam, jolonensis Grinnell, morroensis Merriam, streatori Merriam, swarthi Grinnell, tularensis Merriam.

COMMENTS: Revised by Grinnell (1922). Does not include californicus, see Patton et al. (1976) and comment under that species. Reviewed by Kelt (1988a, Mammalian Species, 323).