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Stephens's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys stephensi

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 44, February 38, March 40, April 49, May 48, June 35, July 30, August 31, September 39, October 40, November 51, December 39.
United States486
California485
Nevada1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyKangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice · Heteromyidae
GenusKangaroo Rats · Dipodomys

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Stephens's Kangaroo Rat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.