Margarita Island kangaroo rat

Subspecies of rodent

Margarita Island kangaroo rat

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Heteromyidae
Genus:  | Dipodomys
Species:  |

D. merriami

Subspecies:  |

D. m. margaritae

Trinomial name
Dipodomys merriami margaritae

Merriam, 1907

The Margarita Island kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami margaritae) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2]

It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Isla Santa Margarita of Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur. The natural habitat of the species is hot deserts. It is threatened by predation by feral cats and dogs.[3][failed verification]

## References

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1. ^ Baillie, J. (1996). "Dipodomys margaritae". In Baillie, Jonathan; Groombridge, Brian (eds.). 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: The IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN. p. 23\. ISBN 2-8317-0335-2. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. ^ Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 846\. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). "Dipodomys margaritae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

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Extant species of family Heteromyidae (subfamily Dipodomyinae)

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Mammalia
* Order: Rodentia
* Superfamily: Geomyoidea

Dipodomys
(Kangaroo rats)|

* Agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis)
* California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus)
* Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus)
* Desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti)
* Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator)
* Big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus)
* San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes)
* Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni)
* Giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens)
* San José Island kangaroo rat (Dipodomys insularis)
* Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)
* Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps)
* Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni)
* Fresno kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)
* Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
* Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
* Phillips's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys phillipsii)
* Dulzura kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans)
* Banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)
* Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
* Narrow-faced kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus)

Microdipodops
(Kangaroo mice)|

* Dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)
* Pale kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops pallidus)

Category

Taxon identifiers

Dipodomys margaritae|

* Wikidata: Q4351987
* Wikispecies: Dipodomys margaritae
* CoL: 36PMV
* EoL: 311945
* GBIF: 2439532
* iNaturalist: 44103
* IRMNG: 10912939
* ITIS: 625225

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