Dipodomys ordii

S. W. Woodhouse, 1853

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Side view, hand-held. Also as Five-toed Kangaroo Rat.
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Location:USA, KS, Morton Co., Cimarron National GrasslandDate taken:Jan 1, 1978

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 560

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

Woodhouse, S.W. 1853-04-03. Description of a new species of pouched rat, of the genus Dipodomys, Gray. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(7):235-236.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779771

Original name as described

Dipodomys Ordii

Other common names

Five-toed Kangaroo Rat

Type material

ANSP 2118

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(KS, CA, ID, MT, ND, NM, CO, AZ, NV, SD, OR, OK, WA, UT, TX, WY, NE)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001901

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 69 names and synonyms.

Dipodomys Ordii

S. W. Woodhouse, 1853

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ordii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 2118

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779771

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Coues (1868:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26288874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15057)
  3. Grinnell, Dixon & Linsdale (1930:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/71835)
  4. Grinnell (1933:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  5. Benson (1935:451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  6. Lange (1960:447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66898)
  7. Anderson (1972:315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:384, 385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  10. Patton (1993:479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
  11. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:71) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  12. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  13. 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)
  14. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6691/115083268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys montanus

S. F. Baird, 1855

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:490 (= USNM:MAMM:A1631)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/350e769bd-7c59-41c0-b3ce-3535c5c7da25

Authority page

334

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1694448

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:479, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Dipodomys Phillipsi Ordii

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ordii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:599, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306393) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Dipodops longipes

(C. H. Merriam, 1890)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

longipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:17703 (= USNM:MAMM:A24639)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cb55105f-3458-48c8-9b69-1bd7ce830d2c

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799644

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1890:71, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14545)
  2. Allen (1891:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Dipodomys chapmani

Mearns, 1890

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

chapmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-10560, AMNH MO-10561, AMNH MS-2398, AMNH MS-2400

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10560 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10561 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2398 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2400

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898755

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Dipodops ordii palmeri

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

palmeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:5886, MCZ:Mamm:5887

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:5886 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:5887

Authority page

276

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1891:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Dipodops richardsoni

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2345, AMNH MS-3025

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3025

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1891:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Dipodops ordii

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

ordii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1891:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Dipodops chapmani

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

chapmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1891:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Perodipus ordi columbianus

(C. H. Merriam, 1894)

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

columbianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24181 (= USNM:MAMM:A31594)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bf34fdfa-eb1e-4db5-b427-30e547478ce5

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2328788

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:480, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

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