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Dipodomys is a genus of mammals within the subfamily Dipodomyinae. The taxon is commonly known as the kangaroo rat, with other names including Kängururatten and Кенгуровая крыса. This group was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. The gestation period for this genus is 30 days.
One species within this group is Merriam's Kangaroo Rat, which belongs to the class Mammalia. This species has been the subject of 1,951 observations on iNaturalist. The broader topic of the kangaroo rat has been referenced in 226 other encyclopedia articles and is associated with 725 records in PubMed.
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Species
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
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Research
725 papers- Immunohistochemistry of kangaroo rat hindlimb muscles.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2022
- Uterine Receptivity in Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2018
- Kangaroo rat locomotion: design for elastic energy storage or acceleration?The Journal of experimental biology · 1988
- Comparison between the kinematics for kangaroo rat hopping on a solid versus sand surface.Royal Society open science · 2022
- Microbial diversity in active and abandoned desert kangaroo rat burrows and from proximal surface sand.Microbiology spectrum · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus Dipodomys, are native to arid areas of western North America. The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed this mode of locomotion independently, like several other clades of rodents (e.g., dipodids and hopping mice).
Description
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