California Kangaroo Rat
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California Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Dipodomys Species: D. californicus
Binomial name
Dipodomys californicus Merriam, 1890

The California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to the United States.

References

• Patton, J. L. 2005. Family Heteromyidae. Pp. 844-858 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Rodent Specialist Group 1996. Dipodomys californicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.

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