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Big-eared kangaroo rat

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Big-eared kangaroo rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species:
D. elephantinus
Binomial name
Dipodomys elephantinus

The big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively large ears. It is usually considered a subspecies of the narrow-faced kangaroo rat,[2][3] but it may be distinct.[4] It is endemic to California in San Benito and Monterey counties.[4]: 2 

Citations

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  1. ^ Grinnell, Joseph (1919). "Five New Five-Toed Kangaroo Rats from California". University of California Publications in Zoology. 21 (2): 43–47.
  2. ^ "ASM Mammal Diversity Database".
  3. ^ Wilson; Reeder. "Mammals Species of the World Third Edition". Bucknell University. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Best, Troy L. (1986). "Dipodomys elephantinus" (PDF). Mammalian Species (255): 1–4. doi:10.2307/3503832. JSTOR 3503832. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-08-02.