San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Dipodomys |
Species: | D. merriami |
Subspecies: | D. m. insularis |
Trinomial name | |
Dipodomys merriami insularis Merriam, 1907 |
The San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami insularis) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on San José Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat degradation by feral goats, and predation by feral cats.