Back جرذ كنغري صحراوي Arabic جرذ كنغرى صحراوى ARZ Slakazol (Dipodomys deserti) AVK Пустинен кенгуров плъх Bulgarian Dipodomys deserti Catalan Dipodomys deserti CEB Wüstenkängururatte German Dipodomys deserti Basque خرموش کانگورویی بیابانی Persian Rat-kangourou du Pacifique French
| Desert kangaroo rat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. deserti
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys deserti Stephens, 1887
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The desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) is a rodent species in the family Heteromyidae that is found in desert areas of southwestern North America.[2] It is one of the large kangaroo rats, with a total length greater than 12 inches (300 mm) and a mass greater than 3.2 ounces (91 g).[3][clarification needed]
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. (2016). "Dipodomys deserti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T6686A22228301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6686A22228301.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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. 845. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ North American Mammals: Dipodomys deserti