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The agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. [2] It is endemic to southern California in the United States.. Relatively little information has been published on the natural history, life history, ecology, or behavior of the agile kangaroo rat.
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.
Agile kangaroo rat; B. Banner-tailed kangaroo rat; ... Stephens's kangaroo rat; T. Texas kangaroo rat; Tipton kangaroo rat This page ...
The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely ...
Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens (endemic) Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami. San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat, D. merriami parvus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys microps; Fresno kangaroo rat, Dipodomys nitratoides (endemic) Short-nosed kangaroo rat, D. n. brevinasus (CDFW special concern ...
Dipodomys agilis - agile kangaroo rat; Dipodomys californicus - California kangaroo rat; Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast kangaroo rat; Dipodomys deserti - desert ...