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Dipodomys venustus elephantinus (Big-eared kangaroo rat)

Synonyms: Dipodomys elephantinus

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Dipodomys venustus elephantinus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  85 grams

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pinnacles National Monument V 2869 California, United States

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Meringis cummingi[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Dipodomys elephantinus, Troy L. Best, Mammalian Species No. 255, pp. 1-4 (1986)
♦ 2International Flea Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0