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Chaetodipus (pocket mouse)
Taxonomy
Chaetodipus was named by Merriam (1889) [named as a subgenus of Perognathus; raised to genus level by Hafner and Hafner 1993]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Hafner and Hafner (1983) and Korth (1997).
It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Hafner and Hafner (1983) and Korth (1997).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1889 | Chaetodipus Merriam |
1983 | Chaetodipus Hafner and Hafner |
1997 | Chaetodipus Korth |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Chaetodipus Merriam 1889 [pocket mouse]
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Chaetodipus artus Osgood 1900 [narrow-skulled pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894 [Bailey's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus californicus Merriam 1889 [California pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus fallax Merriam 1889 [San Diego pocket mouse]
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Invalid names: Perognathus anthonyi Osgood 1900 [synonym]
Chaetodipus formosus Merriam 1889 [long-tailed pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus goldmani Osgood 1900 [Goldman's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus hispidus Baird 1858 [hispid pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus intermedius Merriam 1889 [rock pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus lineatus Dalquest 1951 [lined pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus nelsoni Merriam 1894 [Nelson's pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus penicillatus Woodhouse 1852 [desert pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus pernix Allen 1898 [Sinaloan pocket mouse]
Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam 1889 [spiny pocket mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available