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Dipodomys Ordii
Ord's kangaroo rat (''Dipodomys ordii'') is a kangaroo rat native to western North America, specifically the Great Plains and the Great Basin, with its range extending from extreme southern Canada to central Mexico. Ord's kangaroo rat has a fifth toe on its hind feet, which distinguishes it from ''Dipodomys elator''. It is bicolored with gold-brown dorsal hair and a white stomach. It has a long tail with a bushy tip, and is dark dorsally and ventrally with a white lateral stripe. Its hind feet are modified for jumping, and exceed 35 mm in length, and its total length exceeds 240 mm. Its tail is usually less than 160 mm, distinguishing it from ''D. elator'' (which exceeds 160 mm). Though a common species in the United States, the population in Canada is considered endangered. Taxonomy The currently accepted scientific name for Ord's kangaroo rat is ''Dipodomys ordii'' Woodhouse. It belongs to the family Heteromyidae, kangaroo rats and mice. HallHall, E. Raymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Washington Woodhouse
Samuel Washington Woodhouse (June 27, 1821 – October 23, 1904) was an American surgeon, explorer and naturalist. Woodhouse was doctor and naturalist on the Sitgreaves Expedition led by Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves from San Antonio to San Diego which explored the possibility of a route from the Zuni River to the Pacific.Woodhouse ''Texas to San Diego'' He was the author of ''A Naturalist in Indian Territory: The Journal of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-50''. Woodhouse's toad (''Anaxyrus woodhousii'') and Woodhouse's scrub jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) were named in his honor. The first Cassin's Sparrow was described in 1852 by Samuel W. Woodhouse from a specimen collected near San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Woodhouse gave it its species name in honor of John Cassin, a Philadelphia ornithologist. Notes References *Woodhouse, S.W., edited and annotated by Andrew Wallace and Richard H. Hevly, ''From Texas to San Diego in 1851: The Overland Journal of Dr. S.W. Woodhouse, Surgeon-Naturalist of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
