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Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. [2] The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam . It is found in the Upper and Lower Sonoran life zones of the southwestern United States , Baja California , and northern Mexico .
Different species of kangaroo rat may have different seed caching strategies to coexist with each other, as is the case for the banner-tailed kangaroo rat and Merriam's kangaroo rat which have overlapping ranges. [3] Merriam's kangaroo rats scatterhoard small caches of seeds in numerous small, shallow holes they dig. [15]
The San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.It is one of 19 recognized subspecies of Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) that are spread throughout the arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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.
Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriamii; Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii; Banner-tailed kangaroo rat, Dipodomys spectabilis; Arizona pocket mouse, Perognathus amplus; Silky pocket mouse, Perognathus flavus; Little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris; Merriam's pocket mouse, Perognathus merriami; Great Basin pocket mouse, Perognathus ...
Marsh rice rat; Meadow jumping mouse; Merriam's chipmunk; Merriam's kangaroo rat; Merriam's pocket mouse; Mesquite mouse; Mexican fox squirrel; Mexican ground squirrel; Mexican spiny pocket mouse; Mexican vole; Mexican woodrat; Montane vole; Mountain beaver; Muskrat
The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely related to chipmunks and gophers than kangaroos or rats, had not been spotted in the area since the 1940s. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat, more closely ...
Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps) Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) Pale kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus) Little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris) Great Basin pocket mouse ...