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Dipodomys (kangaroo rat)
Taxonomy
Dipodomys was named by Gray (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Dipodomyinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); and to Heteromyidae by Gray (1841) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Dipodomyinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); and to Heteromyidae by Gray (1841) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Dipodomys Gray |
| 1980 | Dipodomys Kurten and Anderson p. 231 |
| 1997 | Dipodomys McKenna and Bell |
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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. Dipodomys Gray 1841 [kangaroo rat]
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Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 [agile kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys compactus True 1889 [Gulf Coast kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys deserti Stephens 1887 [desert kangaroo rat]
†Dipodomys gidleyi Wood 1935
†Dipodomys hibbardi Zakrzewski 1981
Dipodomys ingens Merriam 1904 [giant kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami Mearns 1890 [Merriam's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys merriami insularis Merriam 1907 [San Jose Island kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys microps Merriam 1904 [chisel-toothed kangaroo rat]
†Dipodomys minor Gidley 1922
Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam 1894 [San Joaquin kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse 1853 [Ord's kangaroo rat]
Dipodomys ordii montanus Barid 1855 [plains harvest mouse]
†Dipodomys pattersoni Dalquest and Carpenter 1986
Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam 1890 [bannertail kangaroo rat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available