Heermann's kangaroo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Dipodomys heermanni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Mass	3.7 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Heteromyidae

Where does the Heermann's kangaroo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Heermann's 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 Heermann's kangaroo rat?

Wikidata records the following for the Heermann's kangaroo rat: mass 3.7 g (birth weight).

Is the Heermann's kangaroo rat endangered?

The Heermann's 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 Heermann's kangaroo rat?

The Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Heteromyidae, genus Dipodomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Heermann's kangaroo rat

Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a species of kangaroo rat, a rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Their long smooth pelage resembles typical kangaroo rats, with their dorsal side showing a mixed range of olive, black and orange colors. Nine different sub-species of Dipodomys heermanni have been proposed.

The dental formula of Dipodomys heermanni is 1.0.1.31.0.1.3 × 2 = 20.

It is considered "broad-faced", unlike many other species of kangaroo rats, which are considered to be "narrow-faced". It has five toes on each hind foot, and this small characteristic is important in distinguishing it from similar species such as Dipodomys californicus and Dipodomys nitratoides. Additionally it is smaller than Dipodomys ingens, Dipodomys venustus, and Dipodomys elephantinus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Heermann's kangaroo rat (revision 1332638502), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770172 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).