Microdipodops pallidus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Pallid 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. 1901-07-19. Descriptions of three new kangaroo mice of the genus Microdipodops. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 14:127-128.

Authority publication link

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

Original name as described

Microdipodops pallidus

Other common names

Pale Kangaroo Mouse · Soda Spring Valley Kangaroo Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:93520

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f8401b39-569a-4a69-9531-bcbb0e24314c

Type locality

Mountain Well, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001910

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 pallidus

C. H. Merriam, 1901

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:93520

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f8401b39-569a-4a69-9531-bcbb0e24314c

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Patton (1993:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  5. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  6. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42607/115193914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microdipodops megacephalus lucidus

E. A. Goldman, 1926

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lucidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:210397

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3082edb11-d95f-4133-93e8-28d9fef69ac1

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34550597

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microdipodops megacephalus dickeyi

E. A. Goldman, 1927

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

dickeyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 6109 (= Dickey collection K1036)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-6109

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34550805

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microdipodops pallidus ammophilus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ammophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:58208

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:58208

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772126

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops pallidus purus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

purus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:52753

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:52753

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772126

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodos pallidus ruficollaris

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ruficollaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:49254

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:49254

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599213

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Microdipodops pallidus restrictus

J. C. Hafner, 1985

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

restrictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:159970

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:159970

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648279

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops pallidus pallidus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pallidus

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops pallidus ruficollaris

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ruficollaris

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 (2016:922) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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