KANGAROO RAT 



Mohave Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys mohavensis (Grinnell). 

 Size rather large; color pale; five toes present, Upperparts 

 ochraceous buff. Total length, 11.6 inches; tail vertebras, 

 6.7 inches; hind foot, 1.75 inches. Found in "The Mohave 

 Desert region, north into the lower end of Owens Valley as 

 far as the vicinity of Lone Pine, south into Antelope Valley, 

 in extreme northern Los Angeles County, and to Hesperia, 

 San Bernardino County, east through the Providence and 

 New York mountains, and west over the Walker and Kelso 

 passes into the Kern River basin as far as Isabella, Kern 

 County. Altitudinal range, 2500 to 5500 feet. Life-zone, 

 Lower Sonoran, in its upper portion." (Grinnell) 



Pale-faced Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys leucogenys (Grinnell). 

 Larger and darker colored than mohave7isis; tail more 

 heavily haired ; light cheek areas pale grayish white. Total 

 length, 12 inches; tail vertebras, 7 inches; hind foot, 1.8 

 inches. Found in "The territory lying southeast of Mono 

 Lake and in the head of Owens Valley, thence southward, 

 along the west side of Owens Valley, as far as the vicinity of 

 Independence. Altitudinal range, 3900 to 7300 feet. Life- 

 zone, Upper Sonoran and, at least at the north. Transition." 

 (Grinnell) 



Panamint Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys panaminlinus (Mer- 

 riam) . 

 vSize rather large; five toes normally present; general colora- 

 tion dark, slightly paler than in agilis. Total length, 12 

 inches; tail vertebra?, 7 inches; hind foot, 1.8 inches. Found 

 in "The highest parts of the northern section of the Pana- 

 mint Mountains, in the vicinity of Jackass Spring. Area of 

 known habitat about 6 by 8 miles. Altitudinal range, 6000 

 to 7000 feet. Life-zone, Upper Sonoran and lower edge of 

 Transition." (Grinnell) 



Stephens Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys stephensi (Merriam). 

 vSize medium ; five toes present ; ear small ; color as in agilis. 

 Total length, 11.6 inches; tail vertebrae, 6.9 inches; hind 

 foot, 1.68 inches. Found in "San Jacinto Valley and vicin- 

 ity, western Riverside County and extreme southern San 

 Bernardino County. Altitudinal range, 1 100-1600 feet. 

 Life-zone, Lower Sonoran." (Grinnell) 



Giant Kangaroo Rat. — Dipodomys ingens (Merriam). 



Size very large ; five toes present ; face broad ; tail relatively 

 short; ear proportionally small; coloration as in tularensis. 

 Total length, 13.2 inches; tail vertebras, 7.4 inches; hind 

 foot, 2.0 inches. Found in "A narrow strip of semiarid, 

 more or less level territory along the southwestern border of 

 the San Joaquin Valley, including also the nearby Carrizo 

 Plain and Cuyama Valley. Recorded north to mouth of 

 Panoche Creek, in western Fresno County, and south to 

 Cuyama Valley, in southern San Luis Obispo County and 

 extreme northern Santa Barbara County. Altitudinal 

 range, 500-2500 feet. Life-zone, Lower Sonoran." (Grinnell) 



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