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

Nelson's kangaroo rat Dipodomys nelsoni Least concern

Where the Nelson's 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 625 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Nelson's kangaroo rat live?

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

Mexico

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 Nelson's kangaroo rat endangered?

The Nelson'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 Nelson's kangaroo rat?

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

About the Nelson's kangaroo rat

Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae which is endemic to the central plateau of Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nelson's kangaroo rat (revision 1314824028), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q303732 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).