Dipodomys compactus True 1889

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 844-858 : 845

Dipodomys compactus True 1889

Dipodomys compactus True 1889 , Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus ., 11: 160.

Type Locality: USA, Texas, Cameron Co., Padre Isl.

Vernacular Names: Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Dipodomys compactus subsp. compactus True 1889

Subspecies Dipodomys compactus subsp. sennetti J. A. Allen 1891

Distribution: Mainland, Padre and Mustang Isls of S Texas ( USA) and barrier islands of N Tamaulipas ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered distinct from ordii by Johnson and Selander (1971), Schmidly and Hendricks (1976), and Baumgardner and Schmidly (1981), who also documented sympatry between compactus and ordii . Hall (1981:565) provisionally retained compactus as a subspecies of ordii . Reviewed by Baumgardner (1991, Mammalian Species No. 369). Williams et al. (1993) regarded sennetti J. A. Allen as a valid subspecies.