Dipodomys venustus

(C. H. Merriam, 1904)

Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat

Dorsolateral view, most of tail visible, Dipodomys venustus elephantinus, Elephant-eared Kangaroo Rat. Also as Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat, Big-eared Kangaroo Ra.
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Location:USA, CA, San Benito Co., PinnaclesDate taken:1 January 1984Description:Dorsolateral view, most of tail visible, Dipodomys venustus elephantinus, Elephant-eared Kangaroo Rat. Also as Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat, Big-eared Kangaroo Ra.

Distribution :

Outer coast ranges from S San Francisco Bay to Estero Bay and Gabilan Range of San Benito and Monterey counties, WC California (USA)

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1325

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/2345557

Original name as described

Perodipus venustus

Other common names

Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat · Big-eared Kangaroo Rat · Elephant-eared Kangaroo Rat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:51852

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3322d6dda-a9b2-473f-9c6b-a3badac0b243

Type locality

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001908

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: 9 names and synonyms.

Perodipus venustus

C. H. Merriam, 1904

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:51852

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California.

Type locality

United States: California: Santa Cruz County, California: 36°58′28″N, 122°1′46″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3322d6dda-a9b2-473f-9c6b-a3badac0b243

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345557

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Miller (1912:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)

Perodipus elephantinus

J. Grinnell, 1919

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

elephantinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:28511

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

1300 feet altitude, one mile north of Cook P. O., Bear Valley, San Benito County, California

Type locality

United States: California: San Benito County, California.

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:28511

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29517897

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Dipodomys sanctiluciae

J. Grinnell, 1919

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sanctiluciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:29023

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

ridge clothed with digger pine and chaparral, one mile southwest of Jolon, Monterey County, California

Type locality

United States: California: Monterey County, California: 35°57′39″N, 121°11′15″W.

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:29023

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3335161

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dipodomys elephantinus:

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

elephantinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Corbet & Hill (1980:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Patton (1993:478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)

Dipodomys venustus sanctiluciae:

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sanctiluciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Best, Chesser, McCullough & Baumgardner (1996:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6788)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys venustus:

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Patton (1993:480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
Best, Chesser, McCullough & Baumgardner (1996:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6788)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42605/22227166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dipodomys venustus venustus:

J. Grinnell, 1933

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Grinnell (1933:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
Best, Chesser, McCullough & Baumgardner (1996:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6788)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Dipodomys venustus santiluciae:

D. F. Williams, Genoways, & J. K. Braun, 1993

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

santiluciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Special Publication of the American Society of Mammalogists

Name usages

Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)

Dipodomys venustus elephantinus:

T. L. Best, R. K. Chesser, McCullough, & Baumgardner, 1996

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

elephantinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

796

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Best, Chesser, McCullough & Baumgardner (1996:796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6788)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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