| Dark kangaroo mouse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Microdipodops |
| Species: | M. megacephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microdipodops megacephalus Merriam, 1891
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The dark kangaroo mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[2] It is found in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah in the United States.[1][3]
- ^ a b Roach, N. (2016). Microdipodops megacephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42606A22229414.en
- ^ Lance, Stacey L.; Light, Jessica E.; Jones, Kenneth L.; Hagen, Cris; Hafner, John C. (2010). "Isolation and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the kangaroo mouse, genus Microdipodops (Rodentia: Heteromyidae)". Conservation Genetics Resources. 2 (1): 139–141. doi:10.1007/s12686-010-9195-4. S2CID 7292290.
- ^ Hafner, John C.; Reddington, Emily; Craig, Matthew T. (2006). "Kangaroo Mice (Microdipodops megacephalus) of the Mono Basin: Phylogeography of a Peripheral Isolate". Journal of Mammalogy. 87 (6): 1204–1217. doi:10.1644/06-MAMM-A-067R1.1.