NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-eared Pocket Mouse
Perognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-eared pocket mouse (Perognathus alticola) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains and the Tehachapi Mountains of southern California in the United States. There are two subspecies of P. alticola in California, P. a. alticola and P. a. inexpectatus, both of which are considered species of special concern by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Wikipedia contributors, White-eared pocket mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:23.973143+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Perognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894
- Name authority
- Rhoads, 1894
- Common name
- White-eared Pocket Mouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Heteromyidae
- Genus
- Perognathus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderCastorimorpha A. E. Wood, 1955
- familyHeteromyidae Gray, 1868
- subfamilyPerognathinae Coues, 1875
- genusPerognathus Wied-Neuwied, 1839
- speciesPerognathus alticolus Rhoads, 1894
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Perognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Olive-backed Pocket MousePerognathus fasciatus Wied-Neuwied, 1839 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plains Pocket MousePerognathus flavescens Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merriam's Pocket MousePerognathus merriami J. A. Allen, 1892 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arizona Pocket MousePerognathus amplus Osgood, 1900 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Columbia Plateau Pocket MousePerognathus parvus (Peale, 1848) | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silky Pocket MousePerognathus flavus Baird, 1855 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Joaquin Pocket MousePerognathus inornatus Merriam, 1889 | HeteromyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Perognathus alticola Rhoads, 1894 Rhoads, 1894 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=900644 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4F78S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.