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Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat

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Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat

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Also known as Dipodomys microps

species of mammal

Species

Durrant suggested that D. microps speciated from others in the genus as a result of the formation and subsequent recession of Lake Bonneville which occupied much of the Great Basin in the Pleistocene. D. microps can quickly colonize areas that were recently underwater.

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
kangaroo rat
Image
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Dipodomys microps
Commons category
Dipodomys microps
taxon common name
Meißelzahn-Kängururatte
short name
D. microps
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