Giant kangaroo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens Endangered

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Dipodomys ingens
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the giant kangaroo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant 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.

Is the giant kangaroo rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the giant kangaroo rat?

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

About the giant kangaroo rat

The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant kangaroo rat (revision 1314869607), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302207 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).