Dipodomys merriami Mearns, 1890 . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2: 290.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., Arizona, Maricopa Co., New River, between Phoenix and Prescott .

DISTRIBUTION: N.W. Nevada and N. E. California to Texas (U.S.A.), S. Baja California Sur, and San Luis Potosi (Mexico).

COMMENT: Formerly included margaritae; see Huey, 1964, Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., 13: 123.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410004001010001.