Desert kangaroo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the desert kangaroo rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dipodomys deserti
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Mass	3.04 g (birth weight); 116 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the desert kangaroo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the desert kangaroo rat in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a desert kangaroo rat?

Wikidata records the following for the desert kangaroo rat: mass 3.04 g (birth weight); 116 g (adult weight).

Is the desert kangaroo rat endangered?

The desert kangaroo rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the desert kangaroo rat?

The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Dipodomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the desert kangaroo rat

The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America. It is one of the large kangaroo rats, with a total length greater than 12 inches (300 mm) and a mass greater than 3.2 ounces (91 g).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Desert kangaroo rat (revision 1366308994), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q263504 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).