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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 .
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).
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
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Dipodomyinae is the sister group of a Perognathinae-Heteromyinae clade; the two are estimated to have split about 22-24 million years ago.The most recent common ancestor of extant dipodomyines is thought to have lived 15-16 Ma ago, when the two genera split.
Conservationists rejoiced when California declared the San Bernardino kangaroo rat an endangered species. The celebration was short lived however.