Margarita Island kangaroo rat
| Margarita Island kangaroo rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. merriami |
| Subspecies: | D. m. margaritae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dipodomys merriami margaritae Merriam, 1907 | |
The Margarita Island kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami margaritae) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Santa Margarita Island off the west coast of Baja California Sur. The natural habitat of the species is hot deserts. It is threatened by predation by feral cats and dogs.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T., Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). Dipodomys margaritae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ↑ Patton, J. L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.