Chaetodipus arenarius

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1894. Descriptions of four new pocket mice from Lower California, collected by Walter E. Bryant. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (2)4:457-462.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063934

Original name as described

Perognathus arenarius

Other common names

Sand Pocket Mouse

Type material

CAS:MAM:3657 (= CAS:MAM:99)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=142793

Type locality

near Comondú, San Jorge, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. ammophilus (moved to and replaced the name of dalquesti) and C. siccus

Taxonomy notes citation

Álvarez-Castañda, S. T., & Rios, E. (2011). Revision of Chaetodipus arenarius (Rodentia: Heteromyidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161(1), 213-228. · Rios, E., & Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. (2013). Nomenclatural change of Chaetodipus dalquesti. Western North American Naturalist, 73(3), 399-440.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001928

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.

Perognathus arenarius

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

arenarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:3657 (= CAS:MAM:99)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=142793

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063934

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Chaetodipus arenarius ramirezpulidoi

Álvarez-Castañeda & Cortés-Calva, 2004

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ramirezpulidoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CIB 162

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus helleri

(D. G. Elliot, 1903)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

helleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:10355

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=41ca92cf-1033-4070-bef4-2fa78bb4fbe9

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638258

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Perognathus arenarius mexicalis

(Huey, 1939)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

mexicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:12127

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-12127

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5715864

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus arenarius paralios

(Huey, 1964)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

paralios

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:15542

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-15542

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4329101

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus arenarius albescens

(Huey, 1926)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:5103

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-5103

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34550531

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus arenarius sabulosus

(Huey, 1964)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sabulosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:5300

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-5300

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4329102

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus arenarius ambiguus

(E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1929)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ambiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:140011

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3898ad6fa-b778-4630-bac1-9554bcd01e4e

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559330

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus penicillatus albulus

(E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1923)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d3bcb4e-5e8f-4bc2-8277-9fc77d8b95e3

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510688

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Chaetodipus arenarius

J. C. Hafner & M. S. Hafner, 1983

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

arenarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Great Basin Naturalist Memoir

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/92459293/123795361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chaetodipus arenarius albescens

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albescens

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius albulus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albulus

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius ambiguus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ambiguus

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius arenarius

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

arenarius

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius helleri

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

helleri

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius mexicalis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

mexicalis

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius paralios

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

paralios

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus arenarius sabulosus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sabulosus

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 (2016:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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