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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
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--> SUBORDER CASTORIMORPHA
--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dipodomyinae
--> GENUS Dipodomys
SPECIES Dipodomys californicus
| Author: | Merriam, 1890. | | Citation: | N. Am. Fauna, 4: 49. | | Common Name: | California Kangaroo Rat | | Type Locality: | USA, California, Mendocino Co., Ukiah. | | Distribution: | SC Oregon, NW Nevada (Stangl et al., 1999), and N California to north of San Francisco Bay (USA). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Considered distinct from heermanni based on chromosomal (Fashing, 1973) and biochemical data (Patton et al., 1976). Hall (1981:578) listed californicus as a subspecies of heermanni, without discussion of Patton et al. (1976). Reviewed by Kelt (1988b, Mammalian Species No. 324). Williams et al. (1993) regarded eximius Grinnell and saxatilis Grinnell and Linsdale as valid subspecies. |
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