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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER CASTORIMORPHA
--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dipodomyinae
--> GENUS Dipodomys
SPECIES Dipodomys spectabilis
| Author: | Merriam, 1890. | | Citation: | N. Am. Fauna, 4: 46. | | Common Name: | Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat | | Type Locality: | USA, Arizona, Cochise Co., Dos Cabezos [=Dos Cabezas]. | | Distribution: | SC Arizona, New Mexico, W Texas (USA) south to N Sonora, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi (Mexico). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Revised by Nader (1978) who included nelsoni; but also see Anderson (1972), Matson (1980), Hall (1981:581), and Williams et al. (1993) who presented evidence of specific distinctness. Reviewed by Best (1988a, Mammalian Species No. 311). Subspecies listed by Best (1988a) and Williams et al. (1993). |
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