Heermann's Kangaroo Rat

Heermann's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys heermanni
Heermann's Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. heermanni
Binomial name
Dipodomys heermanni
Le Conte, 1853

Heermann's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys heermanni, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

Dipodomys heermanni is endemic to California in the United States.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Linzey, A. V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Dipodomys heermanni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 March 2009.
  • 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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