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    The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo, plains rat-kangaroo or oolacunta, is an extinct small hopping...
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  • Thumbnail for Desert kangaroo rat
    The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America...
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    kangaroo rat) Dipodomys californicus (California kangaroo rat) Dipodomys compactus (Gulf Coast kangaroo rat) Dipodomys deserti (Desert kangaroo rat)...
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    non-desert-dwelling dipodid rodent native to China and North America Kangaroo rat – a closely related heteromyid rodent of North America Rat-kangaroo –...
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  • Thumbnail for Ord's kangaroo rat
    Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii) is a kangaroo rat native to western North America, specifically the Great Plains and the Great Basin, with its range...
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  • Thumbnail for Merriam's kangaroo rat
    Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. The species name commemorates Clinton Hart Merriam. It is...
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  • Thumbnail for Panamint kangaroo rat
    The Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert in eastern California...
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  • Thumbnail for Giant kangaroo rat
    The giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) is an endangered species of heteromyid rodent endemic to California. The giant kangaroo rat, is the largest...
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  • Look up desert rat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Desert Rat or desert rat or its plural may refer to: Gerbils (Gerbillinae) of the deserts of Africa...
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  • destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert. The California kangaroo rat is, on average, 312 mm long, with its tail vertebrae comprising...
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  • The Dulzura kangaroo rat, or San Diego kangaroo rat (Dipodomys simulans) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Baja California...
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    Gulf Coast kangaroo rat, Dipodomys compactus Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator San Quintin kangaroo rat, Dipodomys...
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  • Thumbnail for Agile kangaroo rat
    The agile kangaroo rat (Dipodomys agilis) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to southern California in the United States...
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  • lunata) Family Potoroidae Desert bettong (Bettongia anhydra) Nullarbor dwarf bettong (Bettongia pusilla) Desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) Broad-faced...
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  • Thumbnail for List of macropodiformes
    suborder are called macropodiformes, and include kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, potoroos, and rat-kangaroos. Macropodiformes is one of three suborders that...
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  • Thumbnail for Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat
    The chisel-toothed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys microps) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. There are 13 sub-species. Saltbush leaves are a...
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  • Thumbnail for Stephens's kangaroo rat
    Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Southern California region of the...
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  • Thumbnail for Dipodomyinae
    Desert kangaroo rat, Dipodomys deserti Texas kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elator Big-eared kangaroo rat, Dipodomys elephantinus San Quintin kangaroo rat,...
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    this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia...
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  • tropica EN Nullarbor dwarf bettong, Bettongia pusilla EX - extinct Desert rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris EX - extinct Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous...
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  • Thumbnail for Banner-tailed kangaroo rat
    the Mexican states of Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosí. This kangaroo rat inhabits desert grassland with isolated scrubby bushes. It dies out of an area...
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    bettong, Bettongia tropica †Bettongia moyesi Genus †Caloprymnus †Desert rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris Genus Potorous Long-footed potoroo, Potorous...
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    species, particularly those of the family Potoroidae, including the desert rat-kangaroo. The spread of red foxes across the southern part of the continent...
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  • The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, where it often...
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  • Thumbnail for Heermann's kangaroo rat
    Heermann's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. Their long smooth pelage resembles typical kangaroo rats,...
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  • Thumbnail for Fresno kangaroo rat
    The Fresno kangaroo rat or San Joaquin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to areas within...
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  • Thumbnail for List of recently extinct mammals
    Lagorchestes asomatus Finlayson, 1943 Diprotodontia 1932 1 Australia Desert rat-kangaroo Caloprymnus campestris Gould, 1843 Diprotodontia 1935 1 Australia...
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  • Thumbnail for San Quintin kangaroo rat
    The San Quintin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from...
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  • Thumbnail for Morro Bay kangaroo rat
    Kangaroo Rat lives in a restricted 2 km area south of Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, California. This species is found in warm and semi desert areas...
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    populations of the family Potoroidae, including the extinction of the desert rat-kangaroo. The spread of the red fox population corresponds directly with the...
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