KANGAROO RAT 



Walker Basin Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys agilis perplexus 



(Merriam). 

 Larger than typical agilis, with larger ear and paler colora- 

 tion. Upperparts with less dusky on sides and facial areas. 

 Total length, 12.1 inches; tail vertebrae, 7.4 inches; hind 

 foot, 1.8 inches. Found in "The mountain ranges and 

 included valleys lying around the southern end of the San 

 Joaquin Valley. Recorded from Trout Creek, toward head 

 of South Fork of Kern River, in Tulare County, southwest 

 through the Tehachapi and Tejon country to head of Piru 

 Creek, in Ventura County. Altitudinal range, 2400 to 

 6500 feet. Life-zone, Upper Sonoran." (Grinnell) 



Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys venustus zemistus 

 (Merriam). 

 Similar to agilis but darker ; ear larger ; tail longer. Upper- 

 parts cinnamon-brown; sides paler. Total length, 12.6 

 inches; tail vertebras, "j.S inches; hind foot, 1.84 inches. 

 Found in "Chiefly the Santa Cruz Mountain region, in 

 other words the area south from San Francisco to Monterey 

 Bay and lying west of the Santa Clara Valley and the south 

 arm of San Francisco Bay; but the race also occurs, east of 

 the Santa Clara Valley, on Mount Hamilton, and southeast 

 to northern end of Gabilan Range. Altitudinal range, from 

 near sea-level to at least 4000 feet. Life-zone, Upper 

 Sonoran, entering the Transition locally." (Orinnell) 



Santa Lucia Mountain Kangaroo Rat.- — Dipodomys leniistus 

 sanctihicicc (Grinnell). 

 Resembling typical venustus but slightly paler and less 

 deeply cinnamon on dorsal area. ^ Total length, 12. i 

 inches; tail vertebrae, 7.2 inches; hind foot, 1.8 inches. 

 Found in- "The Santa Lucia Mountain region, namely the 

 mountainous area of west-central California lying between 

 the Salinas Valley and the seacoast, and between Monterey 

 Bay and San Luis Obispo. Altitudinal ranee, 900 to 5900 

 feet. Life-zone, Upper Sonoran, entering the Transition 

 locally." (Grinnell) 



Elephant-eared Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys elephantinus 

 (Grinnell). 

 Size large; ears very large; tail long; toes five in number; 

 color most like perplexus. Total length, 13 inches; tail 

 vertebrae, 7.9 inches; hind foot, 1.85 inches. Found on 

 "The chaparral-covered slopes of the southern part of the 

 Gabilan Range, in the vicinity of the Pinnacles, in San 

 Benito and Monterey counties. Altitude of occurrence so 

 far as yet known, about 1300 feet. Life-zone, Upper 

 Sonoran." (Grinnell) 



Microps Group 



Small-faced Kangaroo 'Rat.— Dipodomys microps microps 

 (Merriam). 

 Size small; face narrow; ears small; toes five in number; 



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