| Phillips's Kangaroo Rat |
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| Conservation status |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3) |
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| Binomial name |
Dipodomys phillipsii
Gray, 1841 |
Phillips's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys phillipsii, is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.
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Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Dipodomyinae) |
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| Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Superfamily: Geomyoidea |
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Dipodomys
(Kangaroo rats) |
Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis) · California Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys californicus) · Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus) · Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti) · Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator) · Big-eared Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) · San Quintin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys gravipes) · Heermann's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys heermanni) · Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) · San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys insularis) · Margarita Island Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys margaritae) · Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami) · Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps) · Nelson's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) · Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) · Ord's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii) · Panamint Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) · Dipodomys phillipsii · Phillips's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) · Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi) · Narrow-faced Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys venustus) |
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Microdipodops
(Kangaroo mice) |
Pale Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops pallidus) · Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dipodomys phillipsii". Image Credit.
