Dalquest's pocket mouse
Dalquest's pocket mouse (Chaetodipus dalquesti) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae,[2] sometimes viewed as a subspecies of Chaetodipus ammophilus.[1] It is endemic to Mexico. The pocket mouse is named after Walter W. Dalquest (1917-2000), an American zoologist associated with the American Museum of Natural History and Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.[3]
| Dalquest's pocket mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Chaetodipus |
| Species: | C. dalquesti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetodipus dalquesti (Roth, 1976) | |
References
- Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. (2008). "Chaetodipus ammophilus ssp. dalquesti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136421A4289502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136421A4289502.en.
- Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 853. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0801893049. OCLC 270129903.
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