Perognathus mollipilosus

Coues, 1875

Great Basin 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

Authority citation

Coues, E. 1875-08-31. A critical review of the North American Saccomyidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 27(2):272-327.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1677215

Original name as described

Perognathus mollipilosus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:36760 (= USNM:MAMM:A49145)

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31a706388-86f2-4148-93ae-cf8570441f5d

Type locality

Fort Crook [about 2 mi NE of Burgettville], Shasta Co., California.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,CA,UT,MT,ID,WY,NV,AZ)

Taxonomy notes

split from P. parvus

Taxonomy notes citation

Riddle, B.R., Jezkova, T., Eckstut, M.E., Olah-Hemmings, V., Carraway, L.N. 2014. Cryptic divergence and revised species taxonomy within the Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus parvus (Peale, 1848), species group. Journal of Mammalogy 95(1): 9-25.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001955

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 mollipilosus

Coues, 1875

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

mollipilosus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:36760 (= USNM:MAMM:A49145)

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31a706388-86f2-4148-93ae-cf8570441f5d

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1677215

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. 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)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Perognathus olivaceus amoenus

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

amoenus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186512

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33986cebe-a2f5-4e3f-ba35-a853cac9b2b7

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799455

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Perognathus olivaceus

C. H. Merriam, 1889

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

olivaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186511

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30796e695-d940-4750-a702-1ca5c5202fee

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799454

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Perognathus parvus magruderensis

Osgood, 1900

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

magruderensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:28427 (= USNM:MAMM:A40531)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3426b386b-6514-439d-8c59-d0b15061c8fc

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800007

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1900:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800007) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14579)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Perognathus parvus mollipilosus

Osgood, 1900

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

mollipilosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800005

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1900:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14579)
  2. Bailey (1936:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Perognathus parvus olivaceus

Osgood, 1900

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

olivaceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800006

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1900:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14579)
  2. Taylor (1911:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68775)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Perognathus xanthonotus

J. Grinnell, 1912

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

xanthonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:16154

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337672

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 (1982:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Perognathus parvus clarus

E. A. Goldman, 1917

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

clarus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:178939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ab89bb8-1a17-4f01-8985-7ed0aa6b17ae

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334945

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Perognathus parvus idahoensis

E. A. Goldman, 1922

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

idahoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:236394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37918de10-b3e4-46c3-b486-98a67bb03b86

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3333752

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Perognathus parvus trumbullensis

Benson, 1937

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

trumbullensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:60929

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:60929

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510442

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Perognathus parvus plerus

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

plerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:263971

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1be636c-afc1-49bd-a457-ad3a0e1b3382

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Perognathus parvus bullatus

Durrant & M. R. Lee, 1956

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

bullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:8771

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:8771

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549877

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Perognathus xanthanotus

J. L. Patton, 1993

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

xanthanotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

486

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Patton (1993:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)

Perognathus parvus xanthanotus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

xanthanotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

858

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Patton (2005:858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Perognathus mollipilosus bullatus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

bullatus

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 mollipilosus clarus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

clarus

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 mollipilosus idahoensis

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

idahoensis

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 mollipilosus mollipilosus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

mollipilosus

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 mollipilosus olivaceus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

olivaceus

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 mollipilosus trumbullensis

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

trumbullensis

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 mollipilosus xanthanotus

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

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

xanthanotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

208

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

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

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