Microdipodops ruficollaris
E. R. Hall, 1941
Kawich 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 | : Psammophilomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Hall, E.R. 1941-05-20. New heteromyid rodents from Nevada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54:55-61.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599213Original name as described
Microdipodos pallidus ruficollaris
Other common names
Pale Kangaroo Mouse · Pallid Kangaroo Mouse
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:49254
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:49254Type locality
"5 mi. S. E. Kawich Post Office, 5400 ft., Kawich Valley, Nye County, Nevada", USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(NV)
Taxonomy notes
split from M. pallidus
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
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