Dipodomys agilis

Gambel, 1849

Agile Kangaroo Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Dipodomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gambel, W. 1849-03-31. Descriptions of two new California quadrupeds. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(4):77-78.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445215

Original name as described

Dipodomys agilis

Other common names

Nimble Kangaroo Rat · Pacific Kangaroo Rat

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001889

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Dipodomys Wagneri

LeConte, 1853

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

wagneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 148

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

224

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779760

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Dipodomys agilis

Gambel, 1849

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5445215

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6684/22228553) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys agilis fuscus

Boulware, 1943

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:84845

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:84845

Authority page

393

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Perodipus perplexus

(C. H. Merriam, 1907)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

perplexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29261 (= USNM:MAMM:A41328)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31f2c8da0-3edf-42db-bf74-6ece3bc338c2

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348203

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys agilis agilis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

agilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys agilis perplexus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

perplexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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