Fresno Kangaroo Rat
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| Dipodomys nitratoides Fresno Kangaroo Rat |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. nitratoides |
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| Dipodomys nitratoides Merriam, 1894 |
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The Fresno Kangaroo Rat or San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys nitratoides, is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to areas near the San Joaquin Valley of California in the United States.[1] Habitat loss due to agricultural development and urbanization has put this species at risk.[1]
There are three subspecies of D. nitratoides;
- D. n. exilis (Fresno subspecies),
- D. n. nitratoides (Tipton subspecies),
- D. n. brevinasus (Short-nose subspecies).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Linzey, A.V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G. & Williams, D.F.) (2008). Dipodomys nitratoides. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Species profile on Fresno Kangaroo rat
- 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.
[edit] External links
Fresno Kangaroo Rat at CalPhotos
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