Order Rodentia - Family Heteromyidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 844 858 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 Dipodomys agilis Gambel 1848 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 4: 77 . Type Locality: USA , California , Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles (see Grinnell, 1922 ). Vernacular Names: Agile Kangaroo Rat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Dipodomys agilis subsp. agilis Gambel 1848 Subspecies Dipodomys agilis subsp. perplexus Merriam 1907 Distribution: SW and SC California ( USA ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Specific distinctness of northern populations with 2n=62 ( agilis ) from southern forms with 2n=60 ( simulans ) documented by Best et al. (1986) and Sullivan and Best (1997 a ) . Reviewed, in part, by Best (1978 , 1983 a ) and Lackey (1967) ; see also Hall (1981:1179) . Sullivan and Best (1997) and Williams et al. (1993) each listed two valid subspecies, with synonyms.