Fresno kangaroo rat
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The Fresno kangaroo rat or San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[3] It is endemic to areas within and near the San Joaquin Valley of California in the United States.[1] Habitat destruction due to agricultural development and urbanization has put this species at risk, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable".
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Fresno kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Dipodomys |
Species: | D. nitratoides |
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Dipodomys nitratoides | |
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There are three subspecies of D. nitratoides:[4]
- D. n. exilis (Merriam, 1894)[2]: 113 (Fresno subspecies),
- D. n. nitratoides (Merriam, 1894)[2]: 112–113 (Tipton subspecies),
- D. n. brevinasus (Grinnell, 1920)[5] (short-nose subspecies).