Microdipodops

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geomyoidea

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Familia: Heteromyidae
Subfamilia: Dipodomyinae
Genus: Microdipodops
Subgenera (2): M. (Microdipodops) – M. (Psammophilomys)
Species (6): M. albiventer – M. megacephalus – M. oregonus – M. pallidus – M. polionotus – M. ruficollaris

Name

Microdipodops Merriam, 1891

• Type species: Microdipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Merriam, C.H. 1891. Descriptions of a new Genus and two new Species of North American Mammals. North American Fauna 5: p. 115. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hafner, J.C., Upham, N.S., Gowen-Huang, F. & Light, J.E. 2025. Cryptic species and taxonomic revision of kangaroo mice, the rodent genus Microdipodops. Journal of Mammalogy 106(6): 1342–1371. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaf070 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Kangaroo mouse
• Türkçe: Kanguru faresi