Chaetodipus penicillatus

(S. W. Woodhouse, 1853)

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

Woodhouse, S.W. 1853-02-07. Description of a new species of pouched rat, of the genus Perognathus, Wied. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(6):200-201.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779736

Original name as described

Perognathus penecillatus

Other common names

Sonoran Desert Pocket Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:2676 (= USNM:MAMM:A37437)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d566327-0959-4503-8ca6-eb5097ba386d

Type locality

"New Mexico, west of Rio Grande." Redesignated by D. F. Hoffmeister and M. R. Lee in 1967 to "1 mi. SW Parker, Yuma Co., Arizona," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001942

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 pricei

(J. A. Allen, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pricei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6685, AMNH MS-8359

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6685 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8359

Authority page

318

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893490

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Perognathus penicillatus goldmani

(C. H. Townsend, 1912)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:198411

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31f5b744f-9058-44f6-8c4e-baec77f1e679

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898952

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Perognathus penicillatus seri

(E. W. Nelson, 1912)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

seri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:198411

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31f5b744f-9058-44f6-8c4e-baec77f1e679

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337475

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus penecillatus

(S. W. Woodhouse, 1853)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

USNM:MAMM:2676 (= USNM:MAMM:A37437)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d566327-0959-4503-8ca6-eb5097ba386d

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779736

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Perognathus penicillatus seorsus

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

seorsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:27598 (= USNM:MAMM:A39697)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd6348cf-4d83-4ee2-ae0a-a8756a761e3a

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606383

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus penicillatus sobrinus

(E. A. Goldman, 1939)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sobrinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:27598 (= USNM:MAMM:A39697)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd6348cf-4d83-4ee2-ae0a-a8756a761e3a

Authority page

257

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Perognathus (Chaetodipus) stephensi

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:27774 (= USNM:MAMM:A39873)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d07f027-273b-426c-b3aa-5e987968e719

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867587

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Perognathus penicillatus angustirostris

(Osgood, 1900)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

angustirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73881

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/383ddb589-651c-4034-ab52-9f06f375ffbc

Authority page

47

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800016

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Perognathus penicilliatus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicilliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Chaetodipus penicillatus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicillatus

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4336/115068852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chaetodipus penicillatus angustirostris

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

angustirostris

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus penicillatus penicillatus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicillatus

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus penicillatus pricei

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pricei

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus penicillatus seri

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

seri

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus penicillatus sobrinus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sobrinus

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus penicillatus stephensi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

stephensi

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 (2016:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus penicillatus

(Woodhouse, 1853)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

49

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Perognathus penicillatus

(G. S. Miller & R. Kellogg, 1955)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

371

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670284

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Perognathus penicillatus serosus

(R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2012)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

serosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

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