| Texas 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. elator
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys elator Merriam, 1894
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The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, where it often lives in association with brush species, like mesquite and lotebush, growing in areas with firm clay-loam soils. The species is listed as threatened by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the IUCN lists the species as vulnerable.
- ^ Wahle, R.; Roth, E.; Horner, P. (2018). "Dipodomys elator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T6675A22227507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T6675A22227507.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 845. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.