Vol. Ill] GRINNELL— MAMMALS OF CALIFORNIA 337 



Perodipus venustus Merriam 

 Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat 



Original description — Perodipus venustus Merriam, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. \\'ash., 17, July 14, 1904, p. 142. 



Type locality — Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California. 



Synonym — Santa Cruz Pocket Rat. 



Range — Upper Sonoran zone south from San Francisco Bay 

 through the Santa Cruz district at least to the Santa Lucia 

 Mountains, Monterey County (Merriam, supra cit.; Mus. Vert. 

 ZooL). 



Perodipus streatori streatori Merriam 



Streator Kangaroo Rat 



Original description — Perodipus streatori Merriam, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Wash., 9, July 21. 1894, pp. 113, 114. 



Type locality — Carbondale, Amador County, California. 



Synonym — Streator Pocket Rat. 



Range — Upper Sonoran zone along lower west slope of 

 central Sierra Nevada. 



Perodipus streatori simulans Merriam 

 Dulzura Kangaroo Rat 



Original description — Perodipus streatori simulans Merriam, 

 Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 17, July 14, 1904, p. 144. 



Type locality — Dulzura, San Diego County, California. 



Range — Dulzura and Twin Oaks, in San Diego County, 

 "and thence northward at least to Morro in San Luis Obispo 

 County" (Merriam, stipra cit.). 



Perodipus ingens Merriam 

 Carrizo Plain Kangaroo Rat 



Original description — Perodipus ingens Merriam, Pfoc. Biol. 

 Soc. Wash., 17, July 14, 1904, pp. 141, 142. 



Type locality — Painted Rock, 20 miles southeast of Simmler, 

 Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California. 



Synonym — Big Pocket Rat. 



Range — Lower Sonoran zone on west side of southern San 

 Joaquin Valley : vicinity of McKittrick, Kern County ; Carrizo 

 Plain, San Luis Obispo County: and Cuyama Valley, in 

 extreme northern Santa Barbara County (IMus. Vert. ZooL). 



