California Kangaroo Rat

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California Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Dipodomys Species: D. californicus
Binomial name
Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890

The California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

[edit] References

• Patton, J. L. 2005. Family Heteromyidae. Pp. 844-858 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Rodent Specialist Group 1996. Dipodomys californicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

v • d • e Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Dipodomyinae) Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Superfamily: Geomyoidea Dipodomys Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis) · California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus) · Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus) · Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti) · Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator) · Big-eared Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) · San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes) · Heermann's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni) · Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) · San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys insularis) · Margarita Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys margaritae) · Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami) · Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps) · Nelson's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) · Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) · Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii) · Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) · Dipodomys phillipsii · Phillips's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) · Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) · Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus) Microdipodops Pale Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops pallidus) · Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) Category