Dipodomys phillipsii
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Phillips's Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Dipodomys Species: D. phillipsii
Binomial name
Dipodomys phillipsii Gray, 1841

Phillips's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys phillipsii, is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Dipodomys phillipsii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
• 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.

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