Subspeciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii: KU. Vol 1 No 23Setzer, Henry W.
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Subspeciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii: KU. Vol 1 No 23
Setzer, Henry W.
Kangaroo rats
This subspecies can be distinguished from _Dipodomys ordii
fetosus_, _Dipodomys ordii celeripes_ and _Dipodomys ordii
cupidineus_ by its darker color and generally larger size.
For comparisons with _Dipodomys ordii cinderensis_ and _Dipodomys
ordii fremonti_ see accounts of those subspecies.
_Remarks._--This geographic race inhabits the upper reaches of
the Sevier River Valley in the vicinity of Panguitch, Utah. Natural
barriers to kangaroo rats, such as the Cedar Mountains to the west,
high plateau country to the south, the Paunsaugunt Plateau to the
east and the narrow canyons of the Sevier River to the north prevent
these animals from extending their range or from coming into physical
contact with any adjacent geographic races. This isolation has resulted
in a fairly stable population. Some animals, however, show characters,
such as the width of the rostrum, and the shape and length of the
nasals which are intermediate between those of topotypes of _D. o.
utahensis_ and the type series of _D. o. panguitchensis_.
_Specimens examined._--Total, 3, all from Utah, distributed as
follows: _Garfield County_: 1 mi. S Panguitch, 6666 ft., 3 (2 RH; 1
UU).
=Dipodomys ordii monoensis= (Grinnell)
_Perodipus monoensis_ Grinnell, Univ. California Publ. Zool.,
21:46, March 29, 1919.
_Dipodomys ordii monoensis_, Grinnell, Journ. Mamm., 2:96, May 2,
1921.
_Type._--Female, adult, no. 27002, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology,
University of California; Pellisier Ranch, 5 mi. N Benton Station,
5600 ft., Mono County, California; obtained on September 21, 1917,
by J. Dixon, original no. 6384.
_Range._--Northeastern Inyo and Mono counties, California, north
to southern Pershing County and east to eastern Nye County,
Nevada; marginal occurrences are: in California, 5 mi. N Benton
Station and Deep Spring Valley; in Nevada, Arlemont, 2 mi. NW
Palmetto, 1 mi. N Beatty, 5 mi. W White Rock Spring, Big Creek at
Quinn Canyon Mts., 2-1/2 mi. S Lock's Ranch, 2 mi. S Millett P.
O., 13-1/2 mi. NW Goldfield, Fingerrock Wash, Eastgate, 1/2 mi. NE
Toulon, 21 mi. W and 2 mi. N Lovelock, 1/2 mi. S Pyramid Lake,
West Walker River in Smith's Valley, and 10 mi. S Yerington.
_Diagnosis._--Size medium (see measurements). Color pale, entire
dorsal surface (_c_) between Pinkish Buff and Cinnamon-Buff, purest
on sides, flanks and cheeks, with but slight suffusion of black in
upper parts; pinnae of ears, plantar surfaces of hind feet, dorsal
and ventral stripes of tail, brownish. Skull medium in size;
rostrum relatively long and narrow; nasals relatively short;
interorbital region narrow; interparietal region relatively wide;
lacrimal processes small; auditory bullae relatively small;
pterygoid fossae circular; zygomatic arches robust and relatively
straight; foramen magnum nearly circular.
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