• Thumbnail for Kangaroo rat
    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...
    20 KB (2,270 words) - 17:13, 5 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Giant kangaroo rat
    The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California. The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest...
    9 KB (1,093 words) - 21:59, 10 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ord's kangaroo rat
    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...
    24 KB (2,966 words) - 17:42, 11 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Merriam's kangaroo rat
    Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam. It is...
    9 KB (958 words) - 03:48, 18 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Desert kangaroo rat
    The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America...
    12 KB (1,438 words) - 15:31, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Desert rat-kangaroo
    The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo, plains rat-kangaroo or oolacunta, is an extinct small hopping...
    12 KB (1,510 words) - 01:35, 3 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kangaroo mouse
    America Kangaroo rat – a closely related heteromyid rodent of North America Rat-kangaroo – a smaller Australian marsupial relative of the kangaroos and wallabies...
    7 KB (838 words) - 11:49, 1 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Heteromyidae
    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...
    16 KB (1,931 words) - 16:12, 7 March 2024
  • The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not...
    6 KB (687 words) - 15:28, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Musky rat-kangaroo
    The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the...
    15 KB (1,830 words) - 21:01, 2 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dipodomyinae
    Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys...
    4 KB (345 words) - 19:28, 24 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Agile kangaroo rat
    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...
    3 KB (286 words) - 16:19, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Banner-tailed kangaroo rat
    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...
    6 KB (798 words) - 03:32, 18 April 2024
  • 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...
    6 KB (778 words) - 16:37, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tipton kangaroo rat
    The Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides), is a subspecies of the San Joaquin kangaroo rat, a rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Adult...
    3 KB (279 words) - 16:37, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Stephens's kangaroo rat
    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...
    10 KB (1,316 words) - 21:58, 10 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Potoroidae
    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...
    7 KB (692 words) - 05:24, 24 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Panamint kangaroo rat
    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...
    9 KB (1,070 words) - 16:48, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rufous rat-kangaroo
    The rufous rat-kangaroo or rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) is a small, jumping, rat-like marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the only...
    8 KB (948 words) - 19:41, 1 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Morro Bay kangaroo rat
    The Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis), is an endagered rodent in the Heteromyidae family and endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California...
    4 KB (395 words) - 16:32, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for San Quintin kangaroo rat
    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...
    6 KB (761 words) - 01:00, 31 March 2024
  • The big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively...
    2 KB (129 words) - 07:03, 31 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rat
    found in the genus Rattus. Other rat genera include Neotoma (pack rats), Bandicota (bandicoot rats) and Dipodomys (kangaroo rats). Rats are typically distinguished...
    64 KB (6,913 words) - 00:24, 16 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Phillips's kangaroo rat
    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...
    6 KB (767 words) - 22:18, 1 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Heermann's kangaroo rat
    Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Their long smooth pelage resembles typical kangaroo rats,...
    13 KB (1,600 words) - 16:29, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of rodents
    kangaroo rat Dipodomys californicus - California kangaroo rat Dipodomys compactus - Gulf Coast kangaroo rat Dipodomys deserti - desert kangaroo rat Dipodomys...
    162 KB (14,979 words) - 14:00, 21 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
    The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United...
    4 KB (493 words) - 03:43, 18 April 2024
  • kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus LC Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus LC Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti LC Texas kangaroo rat,...
    174 KB (12,289 words) - 22:06, 22 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of mammals of California
    kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus Marysville California kangaroo rat, D. californicus eximus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Desert kangaroo rat,...
    26 KB (2,349 words) - 13:23, 2 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fresno kangaroo rat
    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...
    7 KB (906 words) - 16:28, 17 April 2024