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SPECIES Chaetodipus rudinoris

Author:Elliot, 1903.
Citation:Field Columb. Mus., Zool. Ser. (Publ. 74), 3(10): 167.
Common Name:Baja California Pocket Mouse
Type Locality:Mexico, Baja California, San Quintín.
Distribution:SE California (USA) south to Cape Region of Baja California Sur (Mexico).
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as included in C. baileyi.
Comments:Reviewed, in part as C. baileyi, by Paulson (1988a, Mammalian Species No. 297). Chromosomal (Patton and Rogers, 1993), allozyme (Patton et al., 1981), and mitochondrial DNA (Riddle et al., 2000b) support species status for populations from west of the Colorado River in California and from throughout the Baja California Peninsula traditionally allocated to C. baileyi (Hall, 1981; Patton, 1993b; Patton and Alvarez-Castañeda, 1999; Williams et al., 1993). Subspecies delineated by Riddle et al. (2000b).
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SUBSPECIES rudinoris

SUBSPECIES extimus

SUBSPECIES fornicatus

SUBSPECIES hueyi

SUBSPECIES knekus

SUBSPECIES mesidios

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