Perognathus alticolus

Rhoads, 1894

White-eared Pocket Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Rhoads, S.N. 1894-01-30. Descriptions of new species of North American mammals with remarks on species of the genus Perognathus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 45(3):404-412.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1633791

Original name as described

Perognathus alticolus

Other common names

Tehachapi Pocket Mouse

Type material

ANSP 1615

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Squirrel Inn, near Little Bear Valley, 5,500 ft, San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

Taxonomy notes

specific epithet spelling changed from -a to -us to match the original spelling since it is treated as a noun in apposition here

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001947

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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 alticolus

Rhoads, 1894

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

alticolus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 1615

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1633791

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001947) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Perognathus alticola inexpectatus

Huey, 1926

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

inexpectatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:5724

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-5724

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34550591

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus alticola

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16631/22224213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Perognathus alticolus alticolus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

alticolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Perognathus alticolus inexpectatus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

inexpectatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Perognathus alticola alticola

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

alticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus alticolis

Koopman, 1976

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

alticolis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

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