Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890 . N. Am. Fauna, 4:49.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., California, Mendocino Co., Ukiah .

DISTRIBUTION: N. California; S.C. Oregon.

COMMENT: Considered distinct from heermanni; includes eximius and saxatilis; see Patton et al., 1976, J. Mammal., 57: 159. Hall, 1981: 578, listed californicus as a subspecies of heermanni, without discussion of Patton et al., 1976.