- Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat
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Dipodomys venustus
Narrow-faced Kangaroo RatConservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Genus: Dipodomys Species: D. venustus Binomial name Dipodomys venustus
(Merriam, 1904)The Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys venustus, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to California in the United States.[1]
References
- ^ a b Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Dipodomys venustus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 January 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.
Dipodomys
(Kangaroo rats)Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis) · California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus) · Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus) · Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti) · Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator) · Dipodomys phillipsii · Phillips's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) · Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) · Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus)Microdipodops
(Kangaroo mice)Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dipodomys
- Endemic fauna of California
- Mammals of the United States
- Least concern species
- Heteromyidae stubs
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