Fresno Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys nitratoides Fresno Kangaroo Rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Heteromyidae
Genus:	Dipodomys
Species:	D. nitratoides
Binomial name
Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam, 1894

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 near the San Joaquin Valley of California in the United States.^[1] Habitat loss due to agricultural development and urbanization has put this species at risk.^[1]

There are three subspecies of D. nitratoides;

• D. n. exilis (Fresno subspecies),
• D. n. nitratoides (Tipton subspecies),
• D. n. brevinasus (Short-nose subspecies).^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G. & Williams, D.F.) (2008). Dipodomys nitratoides. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 January 2009.
2. ^ Species profile on Fresno Kangaroo rat

• 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.

External links

Fresno Kangaroo Rat at CalPhotos

• Endangered Species Recovery Program species information page