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

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

Scientific name	Dipodomys phillipsii
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 Phillips's kangaroo rat live?

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

The Phillips'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 Phillips's kangaroo rat?

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

About the Phillips's kangaroo rat

Phillips's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys phillipsii) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

The species is named after John Phillips, an official of a Mexican mining company who sent zoological specimens, including the type specimen of this kangaroo rat, to the British Museum.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phillips's kangaroo rat (revision 1336012360), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306215 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).