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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER CASTORIMORPHA
--> FAMILY Heteromyidae
--> SUBFAMILY Dipodomyinae
--> GENUS Dipodomys
SPECIES Dipodomys ingens
| Author: | Merriam, 1904. | | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 17: 141. | | Common Name: | Giant Kangaroo Rat | | Type Locality: | USA, California, San Luis Obispo Co., Carrizo Plain, Painted Rock, 20 [=25.5] mi (32 km) SE of Simmler. | | Distribution: | Western edge of Joaquin Valley, adjacent Carrizo and Elkhorn plains and upper Cuyama Valley of WC California (USA). | | Status: | U.S. ESA Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered; and California Dept. of Fish and Game – Endangered. Extirpated over much of its original range. | | Comments: | Reviewed by Williams and Kilburn (1991, Mammalian Species No. 377) and Williams et al. (1993). |
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