San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat
- San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat
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The San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami insularis) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on San José Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat degradation by feral goats, and predation by feral cats.
References
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T., Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). Dipodomys insularis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 March 2009.
- ^ Patton, James L. (16 November 2005). "Family Heteromyidae (pp. 844-858)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 846. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12700041.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Dipodomys
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Mammals of Mexico
- Heteromyidae stubs
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