Big-eared kangaroo rat

Big-eared kangaroo rat
Dipodomys elephantinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species: D. elephantinus
Binomial name
Dipodomys elephantinus

The big-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively large ears.


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