Perognathus Wied-Neuwied 1839

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 : 856

Perognathus Wied-Neuwied 1839

Perognathus Wied-Neuwied 1839 , Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol., 19 (1): 368.

Type Species: Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied 1839

Synonyms: Abromys Gray 1868 ; Cricetodipus Peale 1848 ; Otognosis Coues 1875 .

Species and subspecies: 9 species with 63 subspecies:

Species Perognathus alticolus Rhoads 1894

Subspecies Perognathus alticolus subsp. alticolus Rhoads 1894

Subspecies Perognathus alticolus subsp. inexpectatus Huey 1926

Species Perognathus amplus Osgood 1900

Subspecies Perognathus amplus subsp. amplus Osgood 1900

Subspecies Perognathus amplus subsp. cineris Benson 1933

Subspecies Perognathus amplus subsp. pergracilis Goldman 1932

Subspecies Perognathus amplus subsp. taylori Goldman 1932

Species Perognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied 1839

Subspecies Perognathus fasciatus subsp. fasciatus Wied-Neuwied 1839

Subspecies Perognathus fasciatus subsp. callistus Osgood 1900

Species Perognathus flavescens Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. flavescens Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. apache Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. caryi Goldman 1918

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. cockrumi Hall 1954

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. copei Rhoads 1894

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. melanotis Osgood 1900

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. perniger Osgood 1904

Subspecies Perognathus flavescens subsp. relictus Goldman 1938

Species Perognathus flavus Baird 1855

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. flavus Baird 1855

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. bimaculatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. bunkeri Cockrum 1951

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. fuliginosus Merriam 1890

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. fuscus Anderson 1972

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. goodpasteri Hoffmeister 1956

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. hopiensis Goldman 1932

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. medius Baker 1954

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. mexicanus Merriam 1894

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. pallescens Baker 1954

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. parviceps Baker 1954

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. piperi Goldman 1917

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. sanluisi Hill 1952

Subspecies Perognathus flavus subsp. sonoriensis Nelson and Goldman 1934

Species Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. inornatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. neglectus Taylor 1912

Subspecies Perognathus inornatus subsp. psammophilus von Bloeker 1937

Species Perognathus longimembris Coues 1875

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. longimembris Coues 1875

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. aestivus Huey 1928

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. arizonensis Goldman 1931

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. bangsi Mearns 1898

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. bombycinus Osgood 1907

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. brevinasus Osgood 1900

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. gulosus Hall 1941

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. internationalis Huey 1939

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. kinoensis Huey 1935

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. nevadensis Merriam 1894

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. pacificus Mearns 1898

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. panamintinus Merriam 1894

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. pimensis Huey 1937

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. salinensis Bole 1937

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. tularensis Richardson 1937

Subspecies Perognathus longimembris subsp. venustus Huey 1930

Species Perognathus merriami J. A. Allen 1892

Subspecies Perognathus merriami subsp. merriami J. A. Allen 1892

Subspecies Perognathus merriami subsp. gilvus Osgood 1900

Species Perognathus parvus Peale 1848

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. parvus Peale 1848

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. bullatus Durrant and Lee 1956

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. clarus Goldman 1917

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. columbianus Merriam 1894

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. idahoensis Goldman 1922

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. laingi Anderson 1932

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. lordi Gray 1868

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. mollipilosus Coues 1875

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. olivaceus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. trumbullensis Benson 1937

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. xanthanotus Grinnell 1912

Subspecies Perognathus parvus subsp. yakimensis Broadbrooks 1954

Discussion: Revised by Merriam (1889) and Osgood (1900), who also included those species listed here for Chaetodipus . Chromosomal relationships reviewed by Patton (1967b) and Williams (1978a). Taxonomy reviewed by Williams et al. (1993). Williams et al. (1993) and Best (1994a) provide keys to Recent species.