Perognathus alticolus Rhoads 1894

Perognathus alticolus Rhoads 1894, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 45: 412.

Type Locality: USA, California, San Bernardino Co., San Bernardino Mtns, Squirrel Inn, Little Bear Valley, 5,500 ft. (1,576 m).

Vernacular Names: White-eared Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Perognathus alticolus subsp. alticolus Rhoads 1894

Subspecies Perognathus alticolus subsp. inexpectatus Huey 1926

Distribution: SC California (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Critically Endangered as P. a. alticola [sic]; Lower Risk (nt) as P. a. inexpectatus.

Discussion: Subspecies listed by Hall (1981), Williams et al. (1993); may be only subspecifically distinct from parvus . Reviewed by Best (1994 a, Mammalian Species No. 463).