Dipodomys Gray 1841 (kangaroo rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Parent taxon: Dipodomyinae according to A. E. Wood 1935

See also Alroy 2002, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Dipodomys agilis Dipodomys compactus Dipodomys deserti Dipodomys gidleyi Dipodomys heermanni Dipodomys hibbardi Dipodomys ingens Dipodomys kansensis Dipodomys merriami Dipodomys microps Dipodomys minor Dipodomys nitratoides Dipodomys ordii Dipodomys pattersoni Dipodomys spectabilis

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Ecology: saltatorial granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (85: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)

• Blancan of United States (34: Arizona, California, Nevada)

• Hemphillian of United States (2: Arizona, Kansas)

Total: 123 collections including 145 occurrences

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