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Margarita Island kangaroo rat

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Margarita Island kangaroo rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Dipodomys
Species:
Subspecies:
D. m. margaritae
Trinomial name
Dipodomys merriami margaritae
Merriam, 1907

The Margarita Island kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami margaritae) is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.[3]

It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Isla Santa Margarita of Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur. The natural habitat of the species is hot deserts. It is threatened by predation by feral cats and dogs.[1][failed verification]

References

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  1. ^ a b Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2008). "Dipodomys margaritae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ Baillie, J. (1996). "Dipodomys margaritae". In Baillie, Jonathan; Groombridge, Brian (eds.). 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: The IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN. p. 23. ISBN 2-8317-0335-2. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ Patton, J.L. (2005). "Family Heteromyidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.