Dipodomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1907

Nelson's Kangaroo Rat

Side view, feet and tail visible, hand-held
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Location:Mexico, COA, General CepedaDate taken:Jan 1, 1986Description:Side view, feet and tail visible, hand-held

Distribution :

Mexican Plateau from N Coahuila and S Chihuahua to San Luis Potosi and S Nuevo Leon [Mexico]

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1329

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Castorimorphi
Superfamily : Geomyoidea
Family : Heteromyidae
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Dipodomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1907-07-22. Descriptions of ten new kangaroo rats. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 20:75-79.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348199

Original name as described

Dipodomys nelsoni

Type material

USNM:MAMM:79439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d428f9e1-8294-4fc5-8a7f-e060901c7d6d

Type locality

La Ventura, Coahuila, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001899

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 1 name and synonym.

Dipodomys nelsoni

C. H. Merriam, 1907

Family

Heteromyidae

Root name

nelsoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79439

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d428f9e1-8294-4fc5-8a7f-e060901c7d6d

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348199

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Merriam (1907:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16169)
Miller (1912:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7828383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11760)
Anderson (1972:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
Corbet & Hill (1980:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Patton (1993:479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69022)
Williams, Genoways & Braun (1993:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34982)
Patton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8558)
Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001899) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6690/22228791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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