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The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. [2] However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat ( the grasslands ) and changed it into desert .
Marysville California kangaroo rat, D. californicus eximus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti; Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni (endemic) Giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens (endemic) Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ...
A. Acalyptris lotella; Acalyptris punctulata; Acroncosa minima; Adela oplerella; Adela thorpella; Agile kangaroo rat; Agonum variolatum; Alberada californiensis
California chipmunk; California deermouse; California ground squirrel; California kangaroo rat; California pocket mouse; California vole; Canadian lemming; Canyon mouse; Chihuahuan pocket mouse; Cliff chipmunk; Cotton rat; Creeping vole
Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice.Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the genus Heteromys are also found in forests and their range extends as far south as northern South America.
Conservationists rejoiced when California declared the San Bernardino kangaroo rat an endangered species. The celebration was short lived however.
Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus Dipodomys, are native to arid areas of western North America.The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed this mode of locomotion independently, like several other clades of rodents (e.g. dipodids and hopping mice).
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