Kangaroo rat
Genus of mammals belonging to the kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, and pocket mice family of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
Kangaroo rats Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Subfamily: | Dipodomyinae |
Genus: | Dipodomys J. E. Gray, 1841[1] |
Type species | |
Dipodomys phillipsii J. E. Gray, 1841 | |
Species | |
Dipodomys agilis |