Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Desert Pocket Mouse
Common Names in Spanish:
Rat髇-De Abazones Des閞tico
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,228 meters (0 to 7,310 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:vii,36
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:vii,43
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:vii,48
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:viii,49
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:viii,80
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna in Stucky & Mckenna in Benton, Ed., 1993:7
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975:41
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) Mckenna & Bell, 1997:viii, 113
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Rodents
- Family:
Heteromyidae
()
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
()
- Tribe:
Perognathini
()
- Genus:
Chaetodipus
()
- Merriam, 1889
- Specific name:
penicillatus
- (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Scientific name: - Chaetodipus penicillatus (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Specific name:
penicillatus
- (Woodhouse, 1852)
- Genus:
Chaetodipus
(
- Tribe:
Perognathini
(
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
(
- Family:
Heteromyidae
(
- Order:
Rodentia
(
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
(
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Perognathus penicillatus Woodhouse, 1852
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Chaetodipus
There are approximately 67 species in this genus:
C. anthonyi · C. arenarius (Little Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. arenarius albescens · C. arenarius albulus · C. arenarius ambiguus · C. arenarius ammophilus · C. arenarius arenarius · C. arenarius helleri · C. arenarius sabulosus · C. arenarius sublucidus · C. artus (Narrow-Skulled Pocket Mouse) · C. baileyi (Baileyi's Pocket Mouse) · C. baileyi baileyi (Baileyi's Pocket Mouse) · C. baileyi extimus · C. baileyi fornicatus · C. baileyi insularis · C. baileyi rudinoris · C. californicus (California Pocket Mouse) · C. californicus californicus (California Pocket Mouse) · C. californicus caurinus · C. californicus femoralis (Dulzura California Pocket Mouse) · C. eremicus (Chihuahuan Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax (San Diego Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax fallax (Northwestern San Diego Pocket Mouse) · C. fallax pallidus (Pallid San Diego Pocket Mouse) · C. formosus (Long-Tailed Pocket Mouse) · C. formosus domisaxensis · C. formosus infolatus · C. formosus melanurus · C. formosus mohavensis · C. formosus mojavensis · C. goldmani (Goldman's Pocket Mouse) · C. goldmani leucodon · C. hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse) · C. hispidus hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse) · C. hispidus paradoxus · C. hispidus spilotus · C. hispidus zacatecae · C. intermedius (Rock Pocket Mouse) · C. intermedius ater · C. intermedius intermedius (Rock Pocket Mouse) · C. intermedius lithophilus · C. intermedius minimus · C. intermedius phasma · C. intermedius rupestris · C. intermedius umbrosus · C. lineatus (Lined Pocket Mouse) · C. nelsoni (Nelson's Pocket Mouse) · C. nelsoni canescens · C. nelsoni nelsoni (Nelson's Pocket Mouse) · C. penicillatus (Desert Pocket Mouse) · C. penicillatus angustirostris · C. penicillatus eremnicus · C. penicillatus sobrinus · C. penincillatus · C. pernix (Sinaloan Pocket Mouse) · C. spinatus (Spiny Pocket Mouse) · C. spinatus bryanti · C. spinatus guardiae · C. spinatus lambi · C. spinatus latijugularis · C. spinatus lorenzi · C. spinatus margaritae · C. spinatus occultus · C. spinatus peninsulae · C. spinatus pullus · C. spinus
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Further Reading
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
Contributors
- Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 28 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- Comisi贸n nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colecci贸n de Mam铆feros de la Sierra Volc谩nica Transversal de M茅xico (UAM-I)
- Comisi贸n nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colecci贸n de Mam铆feros de Nuevo Le贸n, M茅xico (UANL)
- Field Museum: Mammal specimens
- James R. Slater Museum of Natural History: Terrestrial vertebrates
- Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
- Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History: Mammal Collection
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: UAM Mammals Specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2482915
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552486
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836827
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552486
- IUCN ID: 4336
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFD05080
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3028
Footnotes
- Mean = 881.290 meters (2,891.371 feet), Standard Deviation = 647.810 based on 557 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
