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Chaetodipus Merriam 1889

Description

Chaetodipus Merriam 1889

Chaetodipus Merriam 1889, N. Amer. Fauna, 1: 5.

Type Species: Perognathus spinatus Merriam 1889

Synonyms: Burtognathus Hoffmeister 1986.

Species and subspecies: 17 species with 82 subspecies:

Species Chaetodipus arenarius Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. arenarius Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. albescens Huey 1926

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. albulus Nelson and Goldman 1923

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. ambiguus Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. ammophilus Osgood 1907

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. helleri Elliot 1903

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. mexicalis Huey 1939

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. paralios Huey 1964

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. sabulosus Huey 1964

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. siccus Osgood 1907

Subspecies Chaetodipus arenarius subsp. sublucidus Nelson and Goldman 1929

Species Chaetodipus artus Osgood 1900

Species Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus baileyi subsp. baileyi Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus baileyi subsp. insularis Townsend 1912

Species Chaetodipus californicus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. californicus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. bensoni von Bloeker 1938

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. bernardinus Benson 1930

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. dispar Osgood 1900

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. femoralis J. A. Allen 1891

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. marinensis von Bloeker 1938

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. mesopolius Elliot 1903

Subspecies Chaetodipus californicus subsp. ochrus Osgood 1904

Species Chaetodipus dalquesti Roth 1976

Species Chaetodipus eremicus Mearns 1898

Subspecies Chaetodipus eremicus subsp. eremicus Mearns 1898

Subspecies Chaetodipus eremicus subsp. atrodorsalis Dalquest 1951

Species Chaetodipus fallax Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. fallax Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. anthonyi Osgood 1900

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. inopinus Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. majusculus Huey 1960

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. pallidus Mearns 1901

Subspecies Chaetodipus fallax subsp. xerotrophicus Huey 1960

Species Chaetodipus formosus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. formosus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. cinerascens Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. incolatus Hall 1941

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. infolatus Huey 1954

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. melanurus Hall 1941

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. mesembrinus Elliot 1904

Subspecies Chaetodipus formosus subsp. mohavensis Huey 1938

Species Chaetodipus goldmani Osgood 1900

Species Chaetodipus hispidus (Baird 1858)

Subspecies Chaetodipus hispidus subsp. hispidus Baird 1858

Subspecies Chaetodipus hispidus subsp. paradoxus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus hispidus subsp. spilotus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus hispidus subsp. zacatecae Osgood 1900

Species Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. intermedius Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. ater Dice 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. beardi Weckerly, Gennaro, and Best 1988

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. crinitus Benson 1934

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. lithophilus Huey 1937

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. minimus Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. phasma Goldman 1918

Subspecies Chaetodipus intermedius subsp. rupestris Benson 1932

Species Chaetodipus lineatus Dalquest 1951

Species Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus nelsoni subsp. nelsoni Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus nelsoni subsp. canescens Merriam 1894

Species Chaetodipus penicillatus (Woodhouse 1852)

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. penicillatus Woodhouse 1852

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. angustirostris Osgood 1900

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. pricei J. A. Allen 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. seri Nelson 1912

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. sobrinus Goldman 1939

Subspecies Chaetodipus penicillatus subsp. stephensi Merriam 1894

Species Chaetodipus pernix J. A. Allen 1898

Subspecies Chaetodipus pernix subsp. pernix J. A. Allen 1898

Subspecies Chaetodipus pernix subsp. rostratus Osgood 1900

Species Chaetodipus rudinoris Elliot 1903

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. rudinoris Elliot 1903

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. extimus Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. fornicatus Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. hueyi Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. knekus Elliot 1903

Subspecies Chaetodipus rudinoris subsp. mesidios Huey 1964

Species Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. spinatus Merriam 1889

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. broccus Huey 1960

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. bryanti Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. evermanni Nelson and Goldman 1929

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. guardiae Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. lambi Benson 1930

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. latijugularis Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. lorenzi Banks 1967

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. magdalenae Osgood 1907

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. macrosensis Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. margaritae Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. occultus Nelson 1912

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. oribates Huey 1960

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. peninsulae Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. prietae Huey 1930

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. pullus Burt 1932

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. rufescens Huey 1930

Subspecies Chaetodipus spinatus subsp. seorsus Burt 1932

Discussion: Species revised by Merriam (1889) and Osgood (1900) under the generic name Perognathus; both authors considered Chaetodipus as a valid subgenus (see also Hall, 1981). Raised to generic status by Hafner and Hafner (1983), an action followed by most subsequent authors. Includes Burtognathus (see Hoffmeister, 1986), defined as a subgenus to contain the single species C. hispidus; see also Williams et al. (1993). Chromosomal and biochemical systematics summarized by Patton and Rogers (1993 a, b). Best (1993 f) and Williams et al. (1993:122-124) provide keys to Recent species.

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 852, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Merriam
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Genus
Chaetodipus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Chaetodipus Merriam, 1889 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

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