Dipodomys spectabilis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Banner-tailed 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. 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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799837

Original name as described

Dipodomys spectabilis

Other common names

Bannertail Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:17886 (= USNM:MAMM:A24823)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3912fe13b-0346-40f1-8882-a73c8ee7cbde

Type locality

Dos Cabezos [= Dos Cabezas], Cochise Co., Arizona, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NM,AZ,TX,UT)

Distribution references

Oliver, G. V., & Wright, A. L. (2011). The banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis (Rodentia: Heteromyidae), in Utah. Western North American Naturalist, 70(4), 562-566.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001906

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 spectabilis intermedius

Nader, 1965

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:82782

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:82782

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34562382

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

Dipodomys spectabilis clarencei

E. A. Goldman, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

clarencei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:158824

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3506907db-ed05-4a01-a3bd-70ffce87afbd

Authority page

467

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39917569

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Dipodomys spectabilis perblandus

E. A. Goldman, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

perblandus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17748 (= USNM:MAMM:A24689)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3929e054b-370f-48da-8cfd-286eeda410b7

Authority page

466

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39917568

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

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 spectabilis

C. H. Merriam, 1890

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

spectabilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17886 (= USNM:MAMM:A24823)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3912fe13b-0346-40f1-8882-a73c8ee7cbde

Authority page

46

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799837

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6693/22229212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys spectabilis cratodon

C. H. Merriam, 1907

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

cratodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:78953

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30c855197-0c12-46ce-b457-b2cb5343dd00

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348199

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

Dipodomys spectabilis zygomaticus

E. A. Goldman, 1923

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96432

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/398637f7e-7c71-439e-8eba-babb3a927ff3

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510669

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

Dipodomys spectabilis baileyi

E. A. Goldman, 1923

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

baileyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:97185

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3344afabd-68fe-4764-9c54-ba8b811a74ab

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510669

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

Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

spectabilis

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)

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