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Microdipodops pallidus Merriam 1901

Description

Microdipodops pallidus Merriam 1901

Microdipodops pallidus Merriam 1901, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 14: 127.

Type Locality: USA, Nevada, Churchill Co., Mountain Well.

Vernacular Names: Pale Kangaroo Mouse.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Microdipodops pallidus subsp. pallidus Merriam 1901

Subspecies Microdipodops pallidus subsp. ammophilus Hall 1941

Subspecies Microdipodops pallidus subsp. purus Hall 1941

Subspecies Microdipodops pallidus subsp. restrictus Hafner 1985

Subspecies Microdipodops pallidus subsp. ruficollaris Hall 1941

Distribution: EC California, W and SC Nevada (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as M. p. restrictus, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by O'Farrell and Blaustein (1974 b, Mammalian Species No. 47). Subspecies follow Williams et al. (1993).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae, pp. 844-858 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 849, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Genus
Microdipodops
Species
pallidus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Microdipodops pallidus Merriam, 1901 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Hall, E. R. 1941. Revision of the rodent genus Microdipodops. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series, 27: 233 - 277.
  • O'Farrell, M. J., and A. R. Blaustein. 1974 b. Microdipodops pallidus. Mammalian Species, 47: 1 - 2.
  • Williams, D. F., H. H. Genoways, and J. K. Braun. 1993. Taxonomy. Pp. 38 - 196, in Biology of the Heteromyidae (H. H. Genoways and J. H. Brown, eds.). Special Publication, The American Society of Mammalogists, 10: 1 - 719.