Dipodomys stephensi
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Stephens' Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. stephensi
Binomial name
Dipodomys stephensi
(Merriam, 1907)

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

References

  • Hafner, D.J. 1996. Dipodomys stephensi. 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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