Dipodomys microps

(C. H. Merriam, 1904)

Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys microps occidentalis. Side view of released adult on ground. Also as Great Basin Kangaroo Rat|Houserock Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat|House Rock Valley Kangaroo Rat|Inyo Pocket Rat|Small-faced Kangaroo Rat.
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Location:USA, NV, Lincoln Co., Kane Springs ValleyDate taken:Jun 10, 2010

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1691

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1904-07-14. New and little known kangaroo rats of the genus Perodipus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 17:139-145.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345560

Original name as described

Perodipus microps

Other common names

Great Basin Kangaroo Rat · Houserock Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat · House Rock Valley Kangaroo Rat · Inyo Pocket Rat · Small-faced Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:25288 (= USNM:MAMM:A32701)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b281e9cb-5d46-4c96-b7fa-82045b8a1b6e

Type locality

Lone Pine, Owens Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA, UT, OR, ID, NV, AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001898

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.

Total: 19 names and synonyms.

Perodipus microps levipes

(C. H. Merriam, 1904)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

levipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:27176 (= USNM:MAMM:A34575)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d81c0dd-839e-40fe-b652-744e44a8c9ce

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345560

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Taylor (1911:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68775)
  2. Miller (1912:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)

Perodipus microps

(C. H. Merriam, 1904)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

microps

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:25288 (= USNM:MAMM:A32701)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b281e9cb-5d46-4c96-b7fa-82045b8a1b6e

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345560

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Taylor (1911:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29511025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68775)
  2. Miller (1912:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)
  3. Bailey (1936:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Perodipus microps microps

(G. S. Miller, 1912)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

microps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828379

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Miller (1912:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)

Perodipus microps preblei

(E. A. Goldman, 1921)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

preblei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79340

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316ed2d04-c317-4f69-b834-099ccedef505

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52845508

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Bailey (1936:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Dipodomys microps celsus

E. A. Goldman, 1924

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

celsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:243101

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b35e3d11-a9ae-404d-88a7-49a260e78db7

Authority page

372

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702608

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys microps leucotis

E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:250036

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/349a7a9a3-6fda-4d3a-91b5-c9aaef74e9e7

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34807427

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys microps

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

microps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Heaton (1985:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8885277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5733)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Patton (1993:479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  7. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  8. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  9. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  10. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42603) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42603/22227645) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys microps levipes

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

levipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

165

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell (1933:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys microps microps

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

microps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys microps aquilonius

Willett, 1935

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

aquilonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LACM:Mamm:3935

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=ada77950-c791-4c3b-82f1-0df1fa55ca42

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  2. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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