Dipodomys deserti

Stephens, 1887

Desert 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

Stephens, F. 1887-01. Description of a new species of Dipodomys, with some account of its habits. The American Naturalist 21(1):42-49.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41532095

Original name as described

Dipodomys deserti

Type material

USNM:MAMM:15629 (= USNM:MAMM:A22522)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f4795bd1-fe60-4cb7-945f-59327b3b5010

Type locality

"Mojave River, Cal.," San Bernardino Co., California, USA. Restricted by E. R. Hall in 1981 to "3 to 4 mi [5–7 km] from, and opposite, Hesperia."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,UT,NV,AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001892

Country distribution map

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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 deserti helleri

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12860

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=9989fc9f-51db-4a3d-9b8d-28fc14ff49fd

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652829

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Dipodomys deserti aquilus

Nader, 1965

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

aquilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:126411

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:126411

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34562384

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys deserti arizonae

Huey, 1955

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

arizonae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:12532

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-12532

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2818755

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys deserti

Stephens, 1887

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

deserti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:15629 (= USNM:MAMM:A22522)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f4795bd1-fe60-4cb7-945f-59327b3b5010

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41532095

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6686/22228301) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys deserti sonoriensis

E. A. Goldman, 1923

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sonoriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:242306

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39a505a29-1d3a-41da-98e2-635d916a55d3

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510668

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys deserti deserti

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

deserti

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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