Big-eared kangaroo rat

The big-eared or elephant-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively large ears. It is now considered a subspecies of the narrow-faced kangaroo rat,^{[2][3][4][5][6]} It is endemic to California in the Gabilan Range region of San Benito and Monterey counties.^[6]: 2

Big-eared kangaroo rat
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Heteromyidae
Genus:	Dipodomys
Species:	D. elephantinus
Binomial name
Dipodomys elephantinus Grinnell, 1919[1]