Microdipodops polionotus

J. Grinnell, 1914

Nevada Kangaroo Mouse

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Grinnell, J. 1914-04-15. A second species of the mammalian genus Microdipodops from California. University of California Publications in Zoology 12(7):301-304.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524688

Original name as described

Microdipodops polionotus

Other common names

Dark Kangaroo Mouse

Type material

MVZ:Mamm:17031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:17031

Type locality

"McKeever's Ranch, two miles south of Benton Station, Mono County, California, altitude 5200 feet", USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(NV, CA)

Taxonomy notes

split from M. megacephalus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hafner, J.C., Upham, N.S., Gowen-Huang, F. and Light, J.E. 2025. Cryptic species and taxonomic revision of kangaroo mice, the rodent genus Microdipodops. Journal of Mammalogy 106(6):1342-1371. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaf070

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1007010

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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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microdipodops polionotus

J. Grinnell, 1914

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

polionotus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:17031

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:17031

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524688

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Grinnell (1933:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
  2. Hafner, Upham, Gowen-Huang & Light (2025:1361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72455)

Microdipodops megacephalus nasutus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:40439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:40439

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772104

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)

Microdipodops megacephalus sabulonis

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

sabulonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:49381

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:49381

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599212

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Microdipodops megacephalus polionotus

E. R. Hall, 1941

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

polionotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772104

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Hall (1941:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2772104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16205)
  2. Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
  3. Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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