Phillips's kangaroo rat
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Phillips's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys phillipsii) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[3] It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.
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Phillips's kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Heteromyidae |
Genus: | Dipodomys |
Species: | D. phillipsii |
Binomial name | |
Dipodomys phillipsii J. E. Gray, 1841[2] | |
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The species is named after John Phillips, an official of a Mexican mining company who sent zoological specimens, including the type specimen of this kangaroo rat, to the British Museum.[4]