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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER CASTORIMORPHA
--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dipodomyinae
--> GENUS Dipodomys
SPECIES Dipodomys venustus
| Author: | Merriam, 1904. | | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 17: 142. | | Common Name: | Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat | | Type Locality: | USA, California, Santa Cruz Co., Santa Cruz. | | Distribution: | Outer coast ranges from S San Francisco Bay to Estero Bay and Gabilan Range of San Benito and Monterey counties, WC California (USA). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Revised by Grinnell (1922), who considered elephantinus a separate species. Best et al. (1996) concluded that elephantinus was only a subspecies of venustus, based on both molecular and morphological comparisons; also see Stock (1974), Schnell et al. (1978), and Hall (1981:574). Dipodomys venustus, exclusive of elephantinus, was reviewed by Best (1992, Mammalian Species No. 403); elephantinus as a distinct species was reviewed by Best (1986, Mammalian Species No. 255). |
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