California Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys californicus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 62
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “California kangaroo rat”.