Dipodomys californicus
C. H. Merriam, 1890
California Kangaroo Rat
Distribution :
SC Oregon, NW Nevada (Stangl et al., 1999), and N California to north of San Francisco Bay (USA).
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 255
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Castorimorphi |
| Superfamily | : Geomyoidea |
| Family | : Heteromyidae |
| Subfamily | : Dipodomyinae |
| Genus | : Dipodomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Descriptions of three new kangaroo rats, with remarks on the identity of Dipodomys ordii of Woodhouse. North American Fauna 4:41-50.
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Original name as described
Dipodomys californicus
Type material
USNM:MAMM:16618 (= USNM:MAMM:A23544)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
Ukiah, Mendocino Co., California, USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(CA, OR, NV)
Distribution references
Miles, D.C., Burrus, K.R. and Shoemaker, K.T. 2020. First records of California kangaroo rats, Dipodomys californicus, in Nevada. Northwestern Naturalist 101(1):61. doi:10.1898/1051-1733-101.1.61
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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