Dipodomys stephensi

(C. H. Merriam, 1907)

Stephens's Kangaroo Rat

Also as Bonsall Relict Kangaroo Rat.
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Location:USA, CA, Riverside co., Crown ValleyDate taken:Jul 1, 2024

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Superfamily : Geomyoidea
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.

Original name as described

Perodipus stephensi

Other common names

Bonsall Relict Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186503

Type kind

holotype

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

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.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

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