Dipodomys compactus True 1889 (Gulf Coast kangaroo rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Belongs to Dipodomys according to A. E. Wood 1935
See also Hall 1981 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Dipodomys agilis, Dipodomys deserti, Dipodomys gidleyi, Dipodomys heermanni, Dipodomys hibbardi, Dipodomys ingens, Dipodomys merriami, Dipodomys microps, Dipodomys minor, Dipodomys nitratoides, Dipodomys ordii, Dipodomys pattersoni, Dipodomys spectabilis
Ecology: saltatorial granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (8: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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