species 167 observations

California Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys californicus

Field notes

The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided