Fresno kangaroo rat

Fresno kangaroo rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species:
D. nitratoides
Binomial name
Dipodomys nitratoides
Merriam, 1894[2]: 112–113 

The Fresno kangaroo rat or San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[3] It is endemic to areas within and near the San Joaquin Valley of California in the United States.[1] Habitat destruction due to agricultural development and urbanization has put this species at risk, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable".

There are three subspecies of D. nitratoides:[4]

  • D. n. exilis (Merriam, 1894)[2]: 113  (Fresno subspecies),
  • D. n. nitratoides (Merriam, 1894)[2]: 112–113  (Tipton subspecies),
  • D. n. brevinasus (Grinnell, 1920)[5] (short-nose subspecies).
  1. ^ a b Roach, N. (2018). "Dipodomys nitratoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T6683A22228395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T6683A22228395.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Merriam1894 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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. 847. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  4. ^ Species profile on Fresno Kangaroo rat
  5. ^ Grinnell, Joseph (1920). "A New Kangaroo Rat from the San Joaquin Valley, California". Journal of Mammalogy. 1 (4): 178–179. doi:10.2307/1373309. JSTOR 1373309.