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The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America. [2] It is one of the large kangaroo rats, with a total length greater than 12 inches (300 mm) and a mass greater than 3.2 ounces (91 g).
Dipodomyinae is the sister group of a Perognathinae-Heteromyinae clade; the two are estimated to have split about 22-24 million years ago.The most recent common ancestor of extant dipodomyines is thought to have lived 15-16 Ma ago, when the two genera split.
Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus Dipodomys, are native to arid areas of western North America.The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed this mode of locomotion independently, like several other clades of rodents (e.g., dipodids and hopping mice).
Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice.Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the genus Heteromys are also found in forests and their range extends as far south as northern South America.
Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast kangaroo rat; Dipodomys deserti - desert kangaroo rat; Dipodomys elator - Texas kangaroo rat; Dipodomys elephantinus - big-eared kangaroo rat; Dipodomys gravipes - San Quintin kangaroo rat; Dipodomys heermanni - Heerman's kangaroo rat; Dipodomys ingens - giant kangaroo rat; Dipodomys insularis - San Jose Island ...
Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti; Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni (endemic) Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens (endemic) Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami. San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat, D. merriami parvus (CDFW special concern ...
Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus [n 1] LC; Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti [n 4] LC; Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator [n 4] VU; San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys gravipes CR; Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni [n 4] LC (Morro Bay kangaroo rat, D. h. morroensis: E) Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens [n 4] EN E
Desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) [18] Desert pocket mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus) [19] Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) [20] Dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus) [21] Elk (Cervus canadensis) [22] Fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) [3] Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) [3] Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) [3]