Stephens's kangaroo rat
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Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is endemic to the Southern California region of the United States, primarily in western Riverside County.[3] The species is named after American zoologist Frank Stephens (1849–1937).[4]
Stephens'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. stephensi |
Binomial name | |
Dipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907) | |
The natural habitat of Stephens's kangaroo rat is sparsely vegetated temperate grassland.[5] This habitat has been destroyed or modified for agriculture throughout the species' range; as a result, Stephens's kangaroo rat is listed as a threatened species[6] by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It occurs sympatrically with the agile kangaroo rat, but tends to prefer few shrubs and gravelly soils to the agile's preference for denser shrubs.[7]