Dulzura Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys simulans
Dulzura Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. simulans
Binomial name
Dipodomys simulans
Merriam, 1904

The Dulzura Kangaroo Rat, or San Diego Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys simulans, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

The Dulzura Kangaroo Rat occurs in Baja California, Mexico, and in the Colorado Desert and elsewhere in California in the United States.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Linzey, A.V., Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Dipodomys simulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/136630. Retrieved 2010-01-29.