Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

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Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. merriami
Binomial name
Dipodomys merriami
Mearns, 1890
Subspecies

Dipodomys merriami ambiguus
Dipodomys merriami annulus
Dipodomys merriami arenivagus
Dipodomys merriami atronasus
Dipodomys merriami brunensis
Dipodomys merriami collinus
Dipodomys merriami frenatus
Dipodomys merriami insularis
Dipodomys merriami margaritae
Dipodomys merriami mayensis
Dipodomys merriami melanurus
Dipodomys merriami mitchelli
Dipodomys merriami olivaceus
Dipodomys merriami parvus
Dipodomys merriami platycephalus
Dipodomys merriami quintinensis
Dipodomys merriami trinidadensis
Dipodomys merriami vulcani

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

[edit] References

  • Baillie, J. 1996. Dipodomys merriami. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
  • 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.