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Merriam's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys merriami

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,105, February 956, March 996, April 1,235, May 1,200, June 882, July 756, August 770, September 977, October 998, November 1,283, December 989.
United States38,407
California12,148
Arizona9,220
New Mexico6,386
Texas3,771
Utah629
Nevada227
Mexico105
Baja California Sur17
Chihuahua16

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

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