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A New Pocket Mouse (Genus Perognathus) from Kansas

by Profiles in Diversity Journal

2018-11-21 00:52:39

Excerpt......In studying the kinds of mammals known from Kansas, I had occasion to examine a series of Perognathus flavus from the western part of the state. Comparisons of these specimens with topotypes of named subspecies revealed that the specimen ... Read more
Excerpt......In studying the kinds of mammals known from Kansas, I had occasion to examine a series of Perognathus flavus from the western part of the state. Comparisons of these specimens with topotypes of named subspecies revealed that the specimens from Kansas belong to a heretofore undescribed subspecies which ranges through western Nebraska, eastern Colorado, western Kansas, and western Oklahoma. This subspecies is named and described as follows. Perognathus flavus bunkeri, new subspecies Type.—Female, adult, skin and skull; No. 11716, Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist.; Conard Farm, 1 mi. E Coolidge, Hamilton County, Kansas; 1 July 1936; obtained by F. Parks and C. W. Hibbard, original No. 894 of Hibbard. Less

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He taught zoology courses and studied mammals for more than 30 years. He specialized in the study of bats and was a world renowned expert on bat population dynamics and bat migration. Dr. Cockrum was ...

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