Dipodomys ornatus
C. H. Merriam, 1894
Plateau 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
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/2328783Original name as described
Dipodomys ornatus
Other common names
Ornate Kangaroo Rat
Type material
USNM:MAMM:57990
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ea467eb-2c49-4648-b96a-fd72befb1c3dType locality
Berriozábal, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from phillipsii
Taxonomy notes citation
Fernández, J. A., Cervantes, F. A., & Hafner, M. S. (2012). Molecular systematics and biogeography of the Mexican endemic kangaroo rat, Dipodomys phillipsii (Rodentia: Heteromyidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 93(2), 560-571.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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