Taxonomy Profile: Dipodomys stephensi (Merriam 1907)

Dipodomys stephensi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Dipodomys cascus
Huey 1962
Common Name(s):
Stephens' kangaroo rat []
Stephens's Kangaroo Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dipodomys stephensi: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Castorimorpha
Family : Heteromyidae
heteromyid rodents |
Pocket Mice |
Kangaroo Rats |
Kangaroo Mice |
Subfamily : Dipodomyinae
Genus : Dipodomys
Kangaroo Rats |
Species : Dipodomys stephensi
Stephens' kangaroo rat |
Stephens's Kangaroo Rat |
Dipodomys stephensi Direct Children(s):
Dipodomys stephensi: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Expert:
James L. Patton
Notes:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
Page(s):
xxv + 750
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-845-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1988-09-30 / 1988-09-30
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 53, no. 190
Page(s):
38465-38470
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2010-08-19 / 2010-08-19
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Remove the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 75, no. 160
Page(s):
51204-51223
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Dipodomys stephensi
Dipodomys stephensi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Dipodomys stephensi: Comments
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Lower Risk (conservation dependent); California Dept. of Fish and Game - Threatened
Comment:
Comments: Relationships to other species of the heermanni group studied by Lackey (1967). Reviewed by Bleich (1977, Mammalian Species No. 73)
Comment:
US ESA: Petition to remove from list not warranted according to 12-month petition finding because of the expected persistence of threats, as published in Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160, Pages 51204 - 51223, August 19, 2010
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 53, Number 190, Pages 38465 - 38470, September 30, 1988