The big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively large ears. It is usually considered a subspecies of the narrow-faced kangaroo rat,[2][3] but it may be distinct.[4] It is endemic to California in San Benito and Monterey counties.[4]: 2
| Big-eared kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. elephantinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys elephantinus | |
Citations
edit- ^ Grinnell, Joseph (1919). "Five New Five-Toed Kangaroo Rats from California". University of California Publications in Zoology. 21 (2): 43–47.
- ^ "ASM Mammal Diversity Database".
- ^ Wilson; Reeder. "Mammals Species of the World Third Edition". Bucknell University. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b Best, Troy L. (1986). "Dipodomys elephantinus" (PDF). Mammalian Species (255): 1–4. doi:10.2307/3503832. JSTOR 3503832. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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