Perognathus parvus

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Columbia Plateau 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

Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKIC

Original name as described

Cricetodipus parvus

Type material

UWBM 47119

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

"Oregon," USA. Clarified by W. H. Osgood in 1900 as "assumed to be The Dalles, [Wasco Co.,] Oreg."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,ID,NV

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. mollipilosus

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001956

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.

Abromys lordi

(J. E. Gray, 1868)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.12.12.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8bf637a-f295-479b-b1dd-71d157715580

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28664707

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Perognathus laingi

R. M. Anderson, 1932

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

laingi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 9200

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54097439

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada Bulletin

Perognathus parvus yakimensis

Broadbooks, 1954

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

yakimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 95978

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus columbianus

C. H. Merriam, 1894

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:27351 (= USNM:MAMM:A39450)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe736e70-562a-41d4-a4e6-c7572f8a8544

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867583

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Perognathus monticola

S. F. Baird, 1857

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:451 (= USNM:MAMM:A1585)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b2e8efd7-9e84-4cf3-84bd-1e9be3f65613

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488190

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Cricetodipus parvus

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UWBM 47119

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Perognathus lordi columbianus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Perognathus lordi

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Perognathus lordi lordi

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Perognathus parvus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806165

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:389, 390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42610/115194207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Perognathus parvus parvus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806165

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus parvus columbianus

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

columbianus

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 (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus parvus laingi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

laingi

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 (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Perognathus parvus lordi

J. L. Patton, 2005

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

lordi

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 (2016:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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