Microdipodops megacephalus Merriam 1891
- Dataset
- Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Merriam (1891): Microdipodops megacephalus. N. Am. Fauna 5
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Heteromyidae
- genus
- Microdipodops
- species
- Microdipodops megacephalus
discussion
COMMENTS: Reviewed by O'Farrell and Blaustein (1974 a, Mammalian Species, 46). The suggestion by Hall (1941: 380 - 382) of hybridization between megacephalus and pallidus was discounted by Hafner et al. (1979). Also, Hall's suggestion (1981: 560) that leucotis may warrant specific status is not supported (see Hafner and Hafner, 1983).
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: SE Oregon, S Idaho, NE and EC California, N and C Nevada, and WC Utah (USA).
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: USA, Nevada, Elko Co., Halleck.