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The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae. [2] It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States , where it often lives in association with brush species, like mesquite and lotebush, growing in areas with firm clay-loam soils.
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).
Topographic map of Texas. This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether intentional or unintentional, are listed separately. The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals.
The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United States. [3] Its appearance and ecology are very similar to those of its putative sister species , Ord's kangaroo rat .
Ord's kangaroo rat. California kangaroo rat, Dipodomys californicus [n 1] LC; Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus [n 1] LC; Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti [n 4] LC; Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator [n 4] VU; San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys gravipes CR; Heermann's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni [n 4] LC (Morro Bay ...
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 ...
Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator; Ord's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ordii; Hispid pocket mouse, Perognathus fasciatus; Plains pocket mouse, Perognathus flavescens;
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