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<figureCitation id="2CAF2A35876BB1311E0F5212FA1BFBD3" box="[1366,1423,1024,1070]" captionStart="Plate 11: Heteromyidae" captionStartId="28.[107,137,3285,3310]" captionTargetBox="[13,2733,16,3643]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="45. Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus), 46. Pallid Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops pallidus), 47. Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti), 48. Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis), 49. Nelson’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nelsoni), 50. Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator), 51. Plateau Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ornatus), 52. Phillips’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys phillipsu), 53. San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes), 54. Merriam’s. 9 Kangaroo Rat. Dipodomys merriami (null), 55. Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordu), 56. Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus), 57. California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus), 58. Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus), 59. Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis), 60. Dulzura Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys simulans), 61. Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens), 62. Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps), 63. San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides), 64. Stephens’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephenst), 65. Heermann' ’ s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni), 66. Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611358" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6611358/files/figure.png" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">60.</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311CE15212F6BCFBD3" ID-CoL="36PN7" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" box="[1976,2344,1024,1070]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="simulans">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311CE15212F6BCFBD3" box="[1976,2344,1024,1070]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Dipodomys simulans</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0C5252FA34FBA8" bold="true" box="[1365,1440,1088,1109]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">French:</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311D985252F88FFBA8" bold="true" box="[1729,1819,1088,1109]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">German:</emphasis>
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/
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB13113155252F73CFBA8" bold="true" box="[2124,2216,1088,1109]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876BB13113EB5252F632FBA8" box="[2226,2470,1088,1109]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Rata canguro de Dulzura</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0D5275F9DFFB81" bold="true" box="[1364,1611,1127,1148]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Other common names:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876BB1311D0C5275F8ADFB81" box="[1621,1849,1127,1148]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Cabezon Kangaroo Rat</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876BB1311C1F5275F7A7FB81" box="[1862,2099,1127,1148]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">San Borja Kangaroo Rat</vernacularName>
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,
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<vernacularName id="3A97469E876BB13113195275F6CBFB81" box="[2112,2399,1127,1148]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Santa Catarina Kangaroo Rat</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311CE152BCF7C7FB36" bold="true" box="[1976,2131,1198,1227]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB131133E52BCF86AFB0F" ID-CoL="36PN7" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="simulans">Dipodomys simulans Merriam, 1904</taxonomicName>
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,
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<materialsCitation id="04FC3CED876BB131135652CBF86AFAE7" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3802894313" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Dulzura, San Diego Co., California, USA.</materialsCitation>
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Based on molecular sequence analyses, D. simulansis a member of the
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species group, along with
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13113E3537CF6B2FA72" authorityName="Gambel" authorityYear="1848" box="[2234,2342,1390,1423]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agilis">D. agilis</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311233537CF597FA72" authorityName="Huey" authorityYear="1930" box="[2410,2563,1390,1423]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">D. venustus</taxonomicName>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311CE05384F75CFA4A" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" box="[1977,2248,1430,1463]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="simulans">Dipodomys simulans</taxonomicName>
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, formerly considered conspecific with
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13113FA53AFF69BFA23" authorityName="Gambel" authorityYear="1848" box="[2211,2319,1469,1502]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agilis">D. agilis</taxonomicName>
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, was found to differ karyotypically (different diploid numbers), allozymically, morphologically (external, cranial, and bacular characters), and ecologically, and the two species are probably sympatric in Cajon Pass, separating the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains. Other likely former sites of sympatry have probably been engulfed by urban development. Two subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0C50C0F972F90E" bold="true" box="[1365,1766,1746,1779]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311E0C5113F8F7F894" authority="Merriam, 1904" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1904" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="simulans" subSpecies="simulans">D.s.simulansMerriam,1904—SWUSAandNWMexico(coastalbasinsofSWCalifor-niaandslopesofSierraJuarezandSierraSanPedroMartir,Pacificcoastalplains,andValledelosCiriosofBajaCalifornia).</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311E0C517CF898F872" authority="Merriam, 1907" authorityName="Merriam" authorityYear="1907" box="[1365,1804,1902,1935]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="simulans" subSpecies="peninsularis">D. s. peninsularis Merriam, 1907</taxonomicName>
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— NW Mexico (from Vizcaino Desert of S Baja
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to Magdalena Plains of Baja
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).
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0F51D0F9DAF822" bold="true" box="[1366,1614,1986,2015]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head—body 111-121 mm, tail 160-181 mm, ear mean 15 mm, hindfoot mean 42 mm; weight 55-70 g. Male Dulzura Kangaroo Rats are slightly larger than females. This is a medium-sized kangaroo rat with five toes on hindfeet (including small claw on side of hindfoot) and moderately long ears. Upper parts are pale grayish brown to dark reddish brown; tail is bicolored, with dull brownish-black crest and tuft. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 60 and FN = 116. The Dulzura Kangaroo Rat is most similar to the Agile Kangaroo Rat (
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), which is larger, has larger ears, and has a broader face. It has a narrower face, smaller hindfeet, and larger ears than the sympatric San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (
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), and is smaller with a narrower face than the sympatric Stephens’s Kangaroo Rat (
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311C825F33F7EEF6BF" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[2011,2170,2337,2370]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stephensi">D. stephensi</taxonomicName>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311E0F5F5AF87CF380" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311E0F5F5AF87CF380" blockId="36.[1364,2573,1627,3472]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0F5F5AFA52F694" bold="true" box="[1366,1478,2376,2409]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Gravely or sandy soils of slopes, washes, and open chaparral of the Pacific coast of southern
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311D0F5F65F970F66D" box="[1622,1764,2423,2448]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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, northern Baja
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311C9C5F65F7C7F66D" box="[1989,2131,2423,2448]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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, and down into the Peninsular Desert of the Baja
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311D395F84F978F64A" box="[1632,1772,2454,2487]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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peninsula, from sea level to elevations of ¢.2250 m. The Dulzura Kangaroo Rat occupies coastal chaparral and grassland communities from the Los Angeles Basin and San Jacinto Mountains of southern
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13113C25FF4F6B3F5FA" box="[2203,2343,2534,2567]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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through mountains and plains of northern Baja
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311C735C1FF822F5D3" box="[1834,1974,2573,2606]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California</taxonomicName>
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to the Magdalena Plains of Baja
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<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13112265C1FFA26F5A8" authority="Sur. In" authorityName="Sur. In" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California Sur. In</taxonomicName>
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some areas,it is restricted to coarse sand in dry washes, where it burrows within and into the edges of the washes. Typical burrows have three openings, seven side branches at an average depth of 32 cm, and two food caches. The most complex burrows are in northern areas, with the lowest temperatures and most precipitation, and where smaller individuals occur. This may be related to relative difficulty of digging in drier, harder soils in the south and availability of more vegetation in the north, requiring more storage for food. Burrow openings are often plugged during the day. Species of rodents co-occurring with the Dulzura Kangaroo Rat include the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13112515D5AFA5CF46D" authority="Ground Squirrel" authorityName="Ground Squirrel" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California Ground Squirrel</taxonomicName>
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||
(Otospermophilus beecheyi), Botta’s Pocket Gopher (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13113CE5D7DF6B5F46D" authorityName="Wied-Neuwied" authorityYear="1839" box="[2199,2337,2927,2960]" class="Mammalia" family="Geomyidae" genus="Thomomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Thomomys</taxonomicName>
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||
bottae), the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13112975D7DF9EEF445" authority="Pocket Mouse" authorityName="Pocket Mouse" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California Pocket Mouse</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311DC85D89F846F445" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1889" box="[1681,2002,2971,3000]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Chaetodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="californicus">Chaetodipus californicus</taxonomicName>
|
||
), Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13112025D89F669F445" authorityName="Mearns" authorityYear="1890" box="[2395,2557,2971,3000]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Dipodomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="merriami">D. merriami</taxonomicName>
|
||
), Stephens’s Kangaroo Rat, the Dusky-footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes), and the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB13112975DACF9C1F3FB" authority="Deermouse" authorityName="Deermouse" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Geraniaceae" genus="California" kingdom="Plantae" order="Geraniales" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">California Deermouse</taxonomicName>
|
||
(Peromyscus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="73944D33876BB1311C5B5DFBF80EF3FB" baseAuthorityName="Merriam" baseAuthorityYear="1889" box="[1794,1946,3049,3078]" class="Mammalia" family="Heteromyidae" genus="Chaetodipus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="californicus">californicus</taxonomicName>
|
||
). Coyotes (Canis latrans) excavate burrow systems and are major predators, along with western rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), Bobcats (Lynx rufus), Kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis), and Northern Gray Foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311E015A91F70EF359" box="[1368,2202,3203,3236]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="food_feeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311E015A91F70EF359" blockId="36.[1364,2573,1627,3472]" box="[1368,2202,3203,3236]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E015A91F9C9F359" bold="true" box="[1368,1629,3203,3236]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311E015AB8F59EF30F" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="breeding">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311E015AB8F59EF30F" blockId="36.[1364,2573,1627,3472]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E015AB8FA48F336" bold="true" box="[1368,1500,3242,3275]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Breeding.</emphasis>
|
||
Breeding season of the Dulzura Kangaroo Rat occurs during any month of the year, but peaks occur in winter and spring. Average littersizes are 2-3 young (range 1-4).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311E0E5AEFF84EF2BC" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="activity">
|
||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311E0E5AEFF84EF2BC" blockId="36.[1364,2573,1627,3472]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E0E5AEFF9D6F2E7" bold="true" box="[1367,1602,3325,3354]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no specific information for this species, but Dulzura Kangaroo Rats are known to be excellent swimmers.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876BB1311E015B5AF9B9F26D" pageId="36" pageNumber="929" type="biology_ecology">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876BB1311E015B5AF9B9F26D" blockId="36.[1364,2573,1627,3472]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">
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||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876BB1311E015B5AF7B4F294" bold="true" box="[1368,2080,3400,3433]" pageId="36" pageNumber="929">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
|
||
There is no information available for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876AB1301B9F5737FB74FEBF" box="[198,1248,293,322]" pageId="37" pageNumber="230" type="conservation">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876AB1301B9F5737FB74FEBF" blockId="37.[197,1403,293,443]" box="[198,1248,293,322]" pageId="37" pageNumber="230">
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||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876AB1301B9F5737FDB7FEBF" bold="true" box="[198,547,293,322]" pageId="37" pageNumber="230">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
|
||
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="FC8E653B876AB1301B9E5742FBFFFE45" pageId="37" pageNumber="230" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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||
<paragraph id="B42B36B0876AB1301B9E5742FBFFFE45" blockId="37.[197,1403,293,443]" pageId="37" pageNumber="230">
|
||
<emphasis id="86E0EAA2876AB1301B9E5742FECBFE94" bold="true" box="[199,351,336,361]" pageId="37" pageNumber="230">Bibliography.</emphasis>
|
||
Alexander & Riddle (2005), Best (1999h), Best et al. (1986), Ceballos & Oliva (2005), Eisenberg (1963, 1993), Hall (1981), Ingles (1954), Jones (1993), Linzey, Timm, Alvarez-Castafieda, Castro-Arellano & Lacher (2008c), Patton & Rogers (1993), Sullivan & Best (1997), Williams et al. (1993).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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