Dipodomys deserti Stephens 1887 (desert kangaroo rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Belongs to Dipodomys according to Stephens 1887

Sister taxa: Dipodomys agilis, Dipodomys compactus, Dipodomys gidleyi, Dipodomys hibbardi, Dipodomys ingens, Dipodomys merriami, Dipodomys microps, Dipodomys minor, Dipodomys nitratoides, Dipodomys ordii, Dipodomys pattersoni, Dipodomys spectabilis

Ecology: saltatorial granivore

Distribution: found only at Saltmarsh (Quaternary of California)

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