Dipodomys phillipsii

J. E. Gray, 1841

Phillips's 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

Gray, J.E. 1841-08-01. A new genus of Mexican glirine Mammalia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)7(46):521-522.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2315115

Original name as described

Dipodomys Phillipii

Other common names

Southern Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1945.1580

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7766e476-9257-43d4-b19b-a463ff58b525

Type locality

"Mexico, near Real del Monte [= Mineral de Monte]."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001904

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 Phillipii

J. E. Gray, 1841

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1945.1580

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7766e476-9257-43d4-b19b-a463ff58b525

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2315115

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Dipodomys phillipsii oaxacae

Hooper, 1947

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

oaxacae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 88652

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys perotensis

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

perotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:54285

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34fb1b72e-d07f-4f13-8ae5-1a31c6bcd9ba

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328784

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys Phillipsi Phillipsi

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Dipodomys phillipsii phillipsii

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsii

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 (2016:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys Phillipsii

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729797

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/92463503/22228991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macrocolus halticus

(J. A. Wagner, 1846)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

halticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704939

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Dipodomys phillipsi

Coues, 1875

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation · preoccupied

Authority page

325

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1677268

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Dipodomys phillipsi

C. H. Merriam, 1893

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259948

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys phillipsii perotensis

W. B. Davis, 1944

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

perotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

391

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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