Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894

Chaetodipus baileyi Merriam 1894, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 46: 262.

Type Locality: Mexico, Sonora, Magdalena.

Vernacular Names: Bailey's Pocket Mouse.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Chaetodipus baileyi subsp. baileyi Merriam 1894

Subspecies Chaetodipus baileyi subsp. insularis Townsend 1912

Distribution: S Arizona, SW New Mexico (USA), south to N Sinaloa (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Paulson (1988 a, Mammalian Species No. 297). Species now restricted to populations and subspecies from east of the Colorado River in Arizona, SW New Mexico, Sonora, and N Sinaloa; those from west of the Colorado River in California and Baja California are now regarded as C. rudinoris (see account below and Riddle et al., 2000 a).