Narrow-faced kangaroo rat

Dipodomys venustus
Narrow-faced kangaroo rat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. venustus
Binomial name
Dipodomys venustus
(Merriam, 1904)

The narrow-faced kangaroo rat, Dipodomys venustus, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is endemic to California in the United States.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Dipodomys venustus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  2. 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. 849. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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