Dipodomys stephensi

(C. H. Merriam, 1907)

Stephens'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

Merriam, C.H. 1907-07-22. Descriptions of ten new kangaroo rats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 20:75-79.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348202

Original name as described

Perodipus stephensi

Other common names

Bonsall Relict Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186503

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e06d810-f819-4641-b083-c5cf1b9d3b66

Type locality

San Jacinto Valley [= a little W of Winchester, toward Menifee], Riverside 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/1001907

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 cascus

Huey, 1962

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

cascus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:18961

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-18961

Authority page

479

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2819145

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

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

Perodipus stephensi

(C. H. Merriam, 1907)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186503

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e06d810-f819-4641-b083-c5cf1b9d3b66

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348202

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys stephensi

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

stephensi

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 (1982:385) (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 #6682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6682/22228640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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