Panamint kangaroo rat
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| Dipodomys panamintinus Panamint kangaroo rat |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. panamintinus |
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| Dipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894) |
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The Panamint kangaroo rat, Dipodomys panamintinus, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, in the United States.[1] Their tails are 7 inches long.[2] They are good swimmers.[3]
The Panamint kangaroo rat is named after an area of its range in the Panamint Valley and Panamint Range Mountains just west of Death Valley.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Dipodomys panamintinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ^ Reid, Fiona A. (2006). Mammals of North America. ISBN 0-395-93596-2.
- ^ Reid, Fiona A. (2006). Mammals of North America. ISBN 0-395-93596-2.
- 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.
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