Phillip's Kangaroo Rat

Phillips's Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. phillipsii
Binomial name
Dipodomys phillipsii
Gray, 1841

Phillips's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys phillipsii, is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

References

  1. ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). Dipodomys phillipsii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 March 2009.