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Perognathus (pocket mouse)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Perognathus Maximillian
1980Perognathus Kurten and Anderson p. 232
1987Perognathus Korth p. 1058
1989Perognathus Dalquest and Patrick p. 83
1997Perognathus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPerognathusMaximillian 1839

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. Perognathus Maximillian 1839 [pocket mouse]
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†Perognathus ancenensis Sutton and Korth 1995
†Perognathus brevidens Korth 1987
†Perognathus carpenteri Dalquest 1978
†Perognathus coquorum Wood 1935
†Perognathus dunklei Hibbard 1939
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Invalid names: Perognathus apache Merriam 1889 [synonym]
Perognathus flavus Baird 1855
†Perognathus furlongi Gazin 1930
†Perognathus gidleyi Hibbard 1941
†Perognathus huastecensis Dalquest and Roth 1970
Perognathus inornatus Merriam 1889
†Perognathus maldei Zakrzewski 1969
†Perognathus mclaughlini Hibbard 1949
†Perognathus minutus James 1963
Perognathus parvus Peale 1848 [Oregon pocket mouse]
†Perognathus pearlettensis Hibbard 1941
†Perognathus rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
†Perognathus stevei Martin 1984
†Perognathus strigipredus Czaplewski 1990
Invalid names: Cricetodipus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:49:18
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:49:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hemingfordian to the top of the Holocene or 18.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Perognathus minutus (18612)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Perognathus furlongi (19579)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus minutus (19369)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus trojectioansrum (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Perognathus minutus (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Perognathus furlongi (19304 19343 19392 19523) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus minutus (19141 19173 19193 19271 19281 19313 19416 19430 19522 19550 19557 214889) Perognathus minutus (19524 214888)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Perognathus saskatchewanensis, Mookomys sp. (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus trojectioansrum (18031 18164) Perognathus furlongi (18240) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus sp. (18284) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus trojectioansrum (18442) Perognathus trojectioansrum (18027 18141 18206 18209 18454) Perognathus trojectioansrum, Perognathus furlongi (18208)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Perognathus furlongi (18868 18990)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Perognathus sp., Perognathus ancenensis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus minutus (19564)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Perognathus minutus (18538 18549)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Perognathus minutus (188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Perognathus furlongi (19361 19541) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus minutus (19181) Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus sp. (19517) Perognathus minutus (19322 19323 19324 19383 19384) Perognathus sp., Perognathus minutus (19145)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Perognathus sp. (18130)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Perognathus coquorum (18268) Perognathus trojectioansrum (18344)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Perognathus minutus (18845)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Perognathus sp. (18066 37802)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Perognathus furlongi (19309)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Perognathus stevei (18939 18940 19116)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Washington) Perognathus sp. (232055)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Perognathus sp. (170191)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Perognathus dunklei (18140)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Perognathus henryredfieldi, Perognathus mclaughlini (19514)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Perognathus coquorum (18499)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Perognathus mclaughlini (18076)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19604)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Perognathus gidleyi (19654 19658) Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus pearlettensis (19650) Perognathus sp. (19618 19620)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Perognathus carpenteri, Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis (20060) Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis (20023 20030 20032)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Perognathus maldei (19815 19846 19903 19906)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19705 28237)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Perognathus gidleyi (19936) Perognathus mclaughlini, Prodipodomys coquorum (19922) Perognathus pearlettensis (19938 19942 19943) Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis (19931)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus pearlettensis (19927)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Perognathus sp. (26548)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus pearlettensis (20427)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Perognathus pearlettensis (20523)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Perognathus sp. (20530)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) Perognathus huastecensis (71264)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Perognathus sp. (76059) Perognathus sp., Perognathus flavus (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Perognathus flavus (93141) Perognathus sp. (93140)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Perognathus sp., Perognathus flavus (74473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Perognathus flavus (93374)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Perognathus sp. (71263)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Perognathus flavus (74474)