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Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat

Educational resources on Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat

Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat or Dipodomys microps is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat

Academic web links for the Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat.


North American Mammals: Dipodomys microps
The Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat has chisel-shaped lower incisors, with which it strips the epidermis from the leaves of desert shadscale or saltbush, thereby reaching the palatable
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=84

Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Order: Rodentia Order Description: Rodents Family: Heteromyidae Family Description: Pocket Mice,Kangaroo Mice and Rats
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/pcktmc/ctkr/ctkr.htm

Webpage
...chisel-toothed kangaroo rat - Mostly shadscale. Also four-winged saltbush and greasewood. little pocket mouse - Rice grass, alkali sacaton, pepper grass and tumbleweed.
people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/tharrison/gslplaya99/voles.htm

Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat Map
Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Univ. of Arizona Publication_Date: 19990301
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/pcktmc/ctkr/ctkrmap.htm

Arizona GAP 1999 COVERAGE M081RS -- Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat
Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Univ. of Arizona Publication_Date: 19990301
sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/azgap99/metadata/m081rs.html

ADW: Dipodomys microps: Information
The chisel-toothed kangaroo rat is a desert dweller. It is found in mountains at elevations between 1,000 and 3,500 m. Its abundance is primarily associated with two plants:
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dipodomys_microps.html

California Mammal Maps - Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ...
California Gap Analysis Project's Predicted Distribution Map Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps)
depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/CA_maphtml/m100.html

Discover Life - Heteromyidae: Dipodomys microps (Merriam, 1904 ...
The Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat has chisel-shaped lower incisors, with which it strips the epidermis from the leaves of desert shadscale or saltbush, thereby reaching the palatable
pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Dipodomys+microps

North American Mammals: Search Results
Dipodomys microps (Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat) Dipodomys nitratoides (Fresno Kangaroo Rat) Dipodomys ordii (Ord's Kangaroo Rat)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?family=17

about.htm
Chisel-Toothed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys microps) Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti) Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides exilis) Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)
www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/anphys/1999/Chisholm/about.htm







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