Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
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The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the state of Texas in the United States.[3] Its appearance and ecology are very similar to those of its putative sister species, Ord's kangaroo rat.[4]
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Gulf Coast kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Dipodomys |
Species: | D. compactus |
Binomial name | |
Dipodomys compactus F. W. True, 1889[2] | |
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