Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848

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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scientific name	Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848
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Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 4: 77.

Type Locality: USA, California, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles (see Grinnell, 1922).

Vernacular Names: Agile Kangaroo Rat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Dipodomys agilis subsp. agilis Gambel 1848

Subspecies Dipodomys agilis subsp. perplexus Merriam 1907

Distribution: SW and SC California ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Specific distinctness of northern populations with 2n=62 ( agilis ) from southern forms with 2n=60 ( simulans ) documented by Best et al. (1986) and Sullivan and Best (1997 a). Reviewed, in part, by Best (1978, 1983 a) and Lackey (1967); see also Hall (1981:1179). Sullivan and Best (1997) and Williams et al. (1993) each listed two valid subspecies, with synonyms.