Microdipodops albiventer

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1937

Bonneville Kangaroo Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Superfamily : Geomyoidea
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Microdipodops
Subgenus : Microdipodops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Hall, E.R. and Durrant, S.D. 1937-08. A new kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops) of Utah and Nevada. Journal of Mammalogy 18(3):357-359.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1374213

Original name as described

Microdipodops pallidus albiventer

Other common names

Dark Kangaroo Mouse

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:52803

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:52803

Type locality

"Desert Valley, 5300 ft., 21 miles west of Panaca, Lincoln County, Nevada", USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NV, UT)

Taxonomy notes

split from M. megacephalus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hafner, J.C., Upham, N.S., Gowen-Huang, F. and Light, J.E. 2025. Cryptic species and taxonomic revision of kangaroo mice, the rodent genus Microdipodops. Journal of Mammalogy 106(6):1342-1371. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaf070

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1007008

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.

Microdipodops pallidus albiventer

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1937

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:52803

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:52803

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Microdipodops megacephalus albiventer

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772116

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:263, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus leucotis

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMNH:Mamm:3525

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/UMNH:Mamm:3525

Authority page

6

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus paululus

E. R. Hall & Durrant, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

paululus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:74660

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:74660

Authority page

5

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops albiventer

J. C. Hafner, Upham, Gowen-Huang, & Light, 2025

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

albiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1359

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hafner, Upham, Gowen-Huang & Light (2025:1359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72455)

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