Chaetodipus spinatus

(C. H. Merriam, 1889)

Spiny 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. 1889-10-25. Preliminary revision of the North American pocket mice. North American Fauna 1:1-36.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799460

Original name as described

Perognathus spinatus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:186516

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3312b22d7-1e8f-4b18-a15e-6eb18495257d

Type locality

"Lower Colorado River, California, 25 miles below [S] the Needles," San Bernardino Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA,NV,AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001946

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 margaritae

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

margaritae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:3656 (= "90/107")

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=142792

Authority page

459

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063932

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Perognathus spinatus peninsulae

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

peninsulae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:3658

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=142794

Authority page

460

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063933

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Perognathus bryanti

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

bryanti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:3659

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=142795

Authority page

458

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16063931

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences

Perognathus evermanni

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

evermanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CAS:MAM:3937

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/MamColl/index.asp?xAction=getrec&close=true&CollectionObjectID=143073

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34559333

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus spinatus lambi

(Benson, 1930)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lambi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:42938

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:42938

Authority page

452

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Perognathus spinatus oribates

(Huey, 1960)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

oribates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:18742

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-18742

Authority page

409

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2819075

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus lorenzi

(Banks, 1967)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lorenzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:19901

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-19901

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34589444

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus spinatus broccus

(Huey, 1960)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

broccus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:6891

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-6891

Authority page

410

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2819076

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus rufescens

(Huey, 1930)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:7446

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-7446

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5716907

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus prietae

(Huey, 1930)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

prietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:8450

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-8450

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5716908

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus latijugularis

(Burt, 1932)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

latijugularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 18020 (= Dickey collection 18020)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-18020

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718696

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus seorsus

(Burt, 1932)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

seorsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19717 (= CIT 50307)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19717

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718695

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus pullus

(Burt, 1932)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pullus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19734 (= CIT 50324)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19734

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718694

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus guardiae

(Burt, 1932)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

guardiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19905 (= CIT 50495)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19905

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718693

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus marcosensis

(Burt, 1932)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

marcosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 20014 (= CIT 50604)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-20014

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718694

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus magdalenae

(Osgood, 1907)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

magdalenae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146102

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b68bae7-49ed-4cf4-b6c1-03f63677f689

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348274

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Perognathus spinatus

(C. H. Merriam, 1889)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

spinatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186516

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3312b22d7-1e8f-4b18-a15e-6eb18495257d

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799460

Authority publication

North American Fauna

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 spinatus nelsoni

(C. H. Townsend, 1912)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

USNM:MAMM:198409

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3801d986f-ecac-458f-9a03-163ef39fe330

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Perognathus spinatus occultus

(E. W. Nelson, 1912)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

occultus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:198409

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3801d986f-ecac-458f-9a03-163ef39fe330

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Chaetodipus spinatus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

spinatus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4338/115068992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chaetodipus spinatus broccus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

broccus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus bryanti

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

bryanti

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus evermanni

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

evermanni

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus guardiae

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

guardiae

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus lambi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lambi

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus latijugularis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

latijugularis

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus lorenzi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lorenzi

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus macrosensis

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

macrosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

856

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005:856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus magdalenae

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

magdalenae

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus margaritae

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

margaritae

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus occultus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

occultus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus oribates

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

oribates

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus peninsulae

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

peninsulae

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus prietae

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

prietae

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus pullus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

pullus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus rufescens

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

rufescens

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus seorsus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

seorsus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Chaetodipus spinatus spinatus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

spinatus

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 (2016:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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