Capture locations of two endangered rodents during a 1902 exploration of the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

Authors

Jennifer K. Frey, Frey Biological Research, Radium Springs, New MexicoFollow
Robert D. Fisher, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DCFollow
Suzanne C. Peurach, National Museum of Natural HistoryFollow

Abstract

We investigated localities from which Eutamias atristriatus Bailey, 1913 (= Tamias minimus atristriatus) and Zapus luteus Miller, 1911 (= Zapus hudsonius luteus) were collected during a 1902 survey in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, by the United States Biological Survey. The locality from which the holotype of Eutamias atristriatus was collected is restricted to James Canyon rather than the Rio Peñasco. Locality records indicate that the historical distribution of Zapus hudsonius luteus and its obligate wetland habitat were broader than currently realized.

Recommended Citation

Frey, Jennifer K.; Fisher, Robert D.; and Peurach, Suzanne C. (2009) "Capture locations of two endangered rodents during a 1902 exploration of the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 69: No. 2, Article 19.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol69/iss2/19