Dipodomys nitratoides

C. H. Merriam, 1894

San Joaquin 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

Merriam, C.H. 1894-06-21. Preliminary descriptions of eleven new kangaroo rats of the genera Dipodomys and Perodipus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 9:109-115.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328785

Original name as described

Dipodomys merriami nitratoides

Other common names

San Joaquin Valley Kangaroo Rat · Fresno Kangaroo Rat · Short-nosed Kangaroo Rat · Tipton Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:54674

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dea5ec55-435a-4f7f-a87f-b0fbda70c11f

Type locality

Tipton, San Joaquin Valley, Tulare Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001900

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 merriami brevinasus

J. Grinnell, 1920

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

brevinasus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:28634

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:28634

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52848162

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Dipodomys merriami exilis

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

exilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:34843 (= USNM:MAMM:A43823)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373c76342-02e8-4fe6-be32-3235e1dc91d7

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328786

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys merriami nitratoides

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nitratoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:54674

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dea5ec55-435a-4f7f-a87f-b0fbda70c11f

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328785

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys nitratoides

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nitratoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6683/22228395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

brevinasus

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 (2016:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys nitratoides exilis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

exilis

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 (2016:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nitratoides

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 (2016:231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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