Microdipodops megacephalus

C. H. Merriam, 1891

Dark Kangaroo Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Microdipodops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1891-07-30. Description of a new genus and species of dwarf kangaroo rat from Nevada (_Microdipodops megacephalus_). North American Fauna 5:115-118.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798939

Original name as described

Microdipodops megacephalus

Other common names

Owyhee River Kangaroo Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:24417 (= USNM:MAMM:A31823)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3107f6b13-4489-4af7-a224-f8b4ad43ecd3

Type locality

Halleck, Elko Co., Nevada, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,ID,UT,OR,NV)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001909

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.

Microdipodops megacephalus atrirelictus

J. C. Hafner, 1985

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

atrirelictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:160039

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:160039

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648276

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops polionotus

J. Grinnell, 1914

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

polionotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:17031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:17031

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524688

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Microdipodops megacephalus nasutus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:40439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:40439

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772104

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus sabulonis

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sabulonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:49381

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:49381

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599212

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops pallidus albiventer

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1937

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:52803

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:52803

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Microdipodops megacephalus nexus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:70917

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772110

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus ambiguus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ambiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:73840

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:73840

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772105

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus medius

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

medius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:73890

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:73890

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772109

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus paululus

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

paululus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:74660

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:74660

Authority page

5

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus leucotis

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:3525

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:3525

Authority page

6

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Name usages

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

Microdipodops californicus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:101227

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3586aed3f-8b9e-443e-a9ba-60d055c213d9

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338928

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Microdipodops megacephalus

C. H. Merriam, 1891

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

megacephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24417 (= USNM:MAMM:A31823)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3107f6b13-4489-4af7-a224-f8b4ad43ecd3

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798939

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42606/115193770) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microdipodops megacephalus oregonus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:80128

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/364ba17c1-8144-4ac4-a42d-3e881ed1234d

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2338927

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus albiventer

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albiventer

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus californicus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

californicus

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus megacephalus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

megacephalus

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus polionotus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

polionotus

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 (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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