Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Fresno Kangaroo Rat, San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat, Short-Nosed Kangaroo Rat
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
4.5
Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Anagalida
()
- (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Simplicidentata
()
- (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Rodentia
()
- Bowdich, 1821
- Rodents
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
()
- Brandt, 1855
- Infraorder:
Geomorpha
()
- (Thaler, 1966) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superfamily:
Geomyoidea
()
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Weber, 1904
- Family:
Geomyidae
()
- (Bonaparte, 1845) Gill, 1872
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
()
- Tribe:
Dipodomyini
()
- Genus:
Dipodomys
()
- Gray, 1841
- Specific name:
nitratoides
- Subspecies:
brevinasus
- Scientific name: - Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus
- Subspecies:
brevinasus
- Specific name:
nitratoides
- Genus:
Dipodomys
(
- Tribe:
Dipodomyini
(
- Subfamily:
Heteromyinae
(
- Family:
Geomyidae
(
- Superfamily:
Geomyoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Geomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Myomorpha
(
- 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
(
Synonyms
Dipodomys merriami brevinasus Grinnell
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Dipodomys merriami brevinasus. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: April 22, 2004.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Dipodomys
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 53 species and subspecies in this genus:
D. agilis (Agile Kangaroo-Rat) · D. agilis agilis (Agile Kangaroo Rat) · D. agilis gambel (Agile Kangaroo Rat) · D. californicus (Californian Kangaroo-Rat) · D. californicus californicus (California Kangaroo Rat) · D. californicus eximius (Marysville Kangaroo Rat) · D. compactus (Gulf Coast Kangaroo-Rat) · D. compactus compactus (Padre Island Kangaroo Rat) · D. deserti (Desert Kangaroo-Rat) · D. deserti deserti (Desert Kangaroo Rat) · D. elator (Texas Kangaroo-Rat) · D. elephantinus (Elephant-Eared Kangaroo Rat) · D. gravipes (San Quintin Kangaroo Rat) · D. heermanni (Heerman's Kangaroo Rat) · D. heermanni berkeleyensis (Berkeley Hills Kangaroo Rat) · D. heermanni dixoni (Merced Kangaroo Rat) · D. heermanni heermanni (Heermann's Kangaroo Rat) · D. heermanni morroensis (Heermann's Kangaroo Rat) · D. ingens (Giant Kangaroo-Rat) · D. insularis (San Jose['] Island Kangaroo Rat) · D. margaritae (Margarita Island Kangaroo Rat) · D. merriami (Merriam's Kangaroo-Rat) · D. merriami collinus (Aguanga Kangaroo Rat) · D. merriami merriami (Merriam's Kangaroo Rat) · D. merriami parvus (San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat) · D. microps (Houserock Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat) · D. microps alfredi (Gunnison Island Kangaroo Rat) · D. microps leucotis (House Rock Valley Kangaroo Rat) · D. microps microps (Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat) · D. microps russeolus (Dolphin Island Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat) · D. nelsoni (Nelson's Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides (San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides brevinasus (Fresno Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides exilis (Fresno Kangaroo Rat) · D. nitratoides nitratoides (Tipton Kangaroo Rat) · D. ordi (Ord's Kangaroo Rat) · D. ordii (Ord's Kangaroo-Rat) · D. ordii cineraceus (Dolphin Island Awl-Toothed Kangaroo Rat) · D. ordii ordii (Ord's Kangaroo Rat) · D. panamintinus (Panamint Kangaroo-Rat) · D. panamintinus argusensis (Argus Mountains Kangaroo Rat) · D. panamintinus panamintinus (Panamint Kangaroo Rat) · D. phillipsii (Phillip's Kangaroo Rat) · D. phillipsii phillipsii (Phillips's Kangaroo Rat) · D. simulans (Dulzura Kangaroo Rat) · D. spectabilis (Banner-Tailed Kangaroo-Rat) · D. spectabilis baileyi (New Mexico Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat) · D. spectabilis spectabilis (Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat) · D. spectabilis zygomaticus (Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat) · D. stephensi (Stephens's Kangaroo Rat) · D. venustus (Big-Eared Kangaroo-Rat) · D. venustus elephantinus (Big-Eared Kangaroo Rat) · D. venustus venustus (Narrow-Faced Kangaroo Rat)
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Further Reading
- Biology of the Heteromyidae / edited by Hugh H. Genoways, James H. Brown. [Provo, Utah]: American Society of Mammalogists, 1993. url p. 70.
- Field book of North American mammals; descriptions of every mammal known north of the Rio Grande, together with brief accounts of habits, geographical ranges, etc., by H. E. Anthony. .. with 32 coloured plates and 175 photographs, pen-and-ink sketches and maps. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. url p. 321.
- Journal of mammalogy. Baltimore, Md.: American Society of Mammalogists url p. 96.
- The coccidian parasites (Protozoa, Sporozoa) of rodents Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1965. url p. 51.
- University of California publications in zoology. Berkeley: University Press, 1906- url p. 320.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Peyton, B. 2000. Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. brevinasus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- Peyton, B. 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2721431
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-203490
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13909682
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 203490
- IUCN ID: 39969
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AMAFD03153
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178730
