variation in length with one of the largest species, the banner-tailed kangaroo rat being six inches in body length and a tail length of eight inches. Sexual...
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The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California. The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest...
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Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) is a kangaroo rat native to western North America, specifically the Great Plains and the Great Basin, with its range...
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The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo, plains rat-kangaroo or oolacunta, is an extinct small hopping...
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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...
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America Kangaroo rat – a closely related heteromyid rodent of North America Rat-kangaroo – a smaller Australian marsupial relative of the kangaroos and wallabies...
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The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not...
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Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam. It is...
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six genera. They are all small rodents, the largest being the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) with a body length of 15 cm (6 in) and a tail a little...
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The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the...
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The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, where it often...
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The rufous rat-kangaroo or rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) is a small, jumping, rat-like marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the only...
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Potoroidae (redirect from Rat Kangaroo)
marsupials, small Australian animals known as bettongs, potoroos, and rat-kangaroos. All are rabbit-sized, brown, jumping marsupials and resemble a large...
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The agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to southern California in the United States...
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Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Southern California region of the...
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The banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in arid environments in the southwestern...
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The Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis), is an endagered rodent in the Heteromyidae family and endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California...
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The Fresno kangaroo rat or San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to areas within...
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found in the genus Rattus. Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats). Rats are typically distinguished...
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Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Their long smooth pelage resembles typical kangaroo rats,...
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Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys...
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Phillips's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys phillipsii) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts...
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The Dulzura kangaroo rat, or San Diego kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Baja California...
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kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus Marysville California kangaroo rat, D. californicus eximus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Desert kangaroo rat,...
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The San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from...
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kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus LC Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus LC Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti LC Texas kangaroo rat,...
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The big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively...
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The Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert in eastern California...
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Dipodomyinae Agile kangaroo rat, D. agilis LC California kangaroo rat, D. californicus LC Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, D. compactus LC Desert kangaroo rat, D. deserti...
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Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae which is endemic to the central plateau of Mexico. Nelson's...
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