Dipodomys phillipsii Gray, 1841 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 7:522.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Mexico, Valley of Mexico .

DISTRIBUTION: N.W. Oaxaca to Durango (Mexico).

COMMENT: Includes ornatus; see Genoways and Jones, 1971, J. Mammal., 52:265. Reviewed by Jones and Genoways, 1975, Mamm. Species, 51:1-3.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as D. p. phillipsii subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410004001018001.