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Perodipus venustus Merriam 
Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat 
Original description—Perodipus venustus Merriam, Proc. 
Biol. Soc. Wash., 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, supra cit.). 
Perodipus ingens Merriam 
Carrizo Plain Kangaroo Rat 
Original description—Perodipus ingens Merriam, Proc. 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 (Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
