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
_Comparisons._--From _Dipodomys ordii columbianus_, _D. o.
monoensis_ differs as follows: Size larger; color lighter; skull
larger; rostrum longer and narrower; interorbital region narrower;
breadth across auditory bullae less; lacrimal processes larger;
braincase less vaulted; auditory bullae more inflated ventrally;
pterygoid fossae smaller; zygomatic arches more robust; cutting
edge of upper incisors wider.
From _Dipodomys ordii fetosus_, _D. o. monoensis_ differs in: Hind
foot shorter; color lighter; skull smaller; rostrum shorter and
narrower; interorbital width less; interparietal region larger;
lacrimal processes smaller; auditory bullae less inflated.
For comparison with _Dipodomys ordii inaquosus_ see account of
that subspecies.
_Remarks._--This subspecies retains all of its diagnostic characters
throughout nearly all parts of its geographic range. Intergradation
occurs in animals from the southern end of Pyramid Lake, Big Smoky
Valley and near Toquima Peak, Nevada; these animals, although typical of
_D. o. monoensis_ in coloration, resemble _D. o. columbianus_ cranially.
Three-way intergradation between _D. o. columbianus_, _D. o. fetosus_
and _D. o. monoensis_ is noted in animals from east-central Nye County,
Nevada. These animals resemble _D. o. monoensis_ in size, _D. o.
fetosus_ in color and resemble _D. o. columbianus_ in certain cranial
features. These animals are referred to _D. o. monoensis_. Animals from
Toulon, Nevada, in the inflation of the auditory bullae, the vault of
the braincase, the color and the total length show intergradation with
_D. o. inaquosus_ but are referable to _D. o. monoensis_.
_Specimens examined._--Total, 264, distributed as follows:
=California=: _Mono County_: Pellisier Ranch, 5 mi. N Benton
Station, 17 (7 DRD; 10 MVZ); Benton, 5639 ft., 2 (1 LACM; 1 MVZ);
Taylor Ranch, 2 mi. S Benton Station, 5300 ft., 2 (MVZ). _Inyo
County_: Deep Springs Valley, 1 (LACM).
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