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SPECIES Perognathus parvus
Author: | Peale, 1848. | Citation: | Mammalia in Repts. U.S. Expl. Surv., 8: 53. | Common Name: | Great Basin Pocket Mouse | Type Locality: | USA, Oregon, Wasco Co., probably near The Dalles. | Distribution: | Great Basin from S British Columbia (Canada), south to E California and east to SE Wyoming and NW Arizona (USA). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as P. parvus and P. xanthanotus. | Comments: | Reviewed by Verts and Kirkland (1988, Mammalian Species No. 318). Includes xanthonotus (Williams et al., 1993), often considered a distinct species (Hall, 1981; Patton, 1993b; Verts and Kirkland, 1988, by omission). |
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