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 spectabilis Merriam 1890 Dipodomys spectabilis Merriam 1890 , N. Amer. Fauna, 4: 46 . Type Locality: USA , Arizona , Cochise Co., Dos Cabezos [=Dos Cabezas]. Vernacular Names: Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. spectabilis Merriam 1890 Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. baileyi Goldman 1923 Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. cratodon Merriam 1907 Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. intermedius Nader 1965 Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. perblandus Goldman 1933 Subspecies Dipodomys spectabilis subsp. zygomaticus Goldman 1923 Distribution: SC Arizona , New Mexico , W Texas ( USA ) south to N Sonora , Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi ( Mexico ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Revised by Nader (1978) who included nelsoni ; but also see Anderson (1972) , Matson (1980) , Hall (1981:581) , and Williams et al. (1993) who presented evidence of specific distinctness. Reviewed by Best (1988 a , Mammalian Species No. 311). Subspecies listed by Best (1988 a ) and Williams et al. (1993) .