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Merriam's Kangaroo RatEducational resources on Merriam's Kangaroo RatMerriam's Kangaroo Rat [an error occurred while processing this directive] IUCN Profile of the Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami) Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Order Rodentia: Family Heteromyidae : Dipodomys merriami Mearns. Description. A small, four-toed, usually buff-colored kangaroo rat www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/dipomerr.htm North American Mammals: Dipodomys merriami Like all members of the family Heteromyidae, Merriam's Kangaroo Rat is found only in the New World. Many kangaroo rats have rather specific habitat preferences, but Merriam's www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=73 Dipodomys merriami Order: Rodentia; Family: Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats) Species: Dipodomys merriami (dye-POD-oh-mees MERE-ree-am-eye) Common English Names: Merriam's Kangaroo Rat museum.utep.edu/chih/theland/animals/mammals/dipomerr.htm ADW: Dipodomys merriami: Information Dipodomys merriami, Merriam's kangaroo rat, is a rodent found in the arid regions of the southwest United States and Mexico. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dipodomys_merriami.html Order Rodentia Hind foot with only four toes: Dipodomys merriam i (Merriam’s kangaroo rat). www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ordroden.htm Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys spp) DESCRIPTION: Vary in size depending on the species. For example, the small, Merriam's Kangaroo Rat weighs only (38-47g) whereas the large, Banner-tailed Kangaroo wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/animals/mamm_kara.htm Systematics and Biogeography at UNLV Dipodomys merriami (Merriam's Kangaroo Rat) Systematics and Biogeography at UNLV. Systematics encompasses the discovery of the diversity and evolutionary history of extant www.unlv.edu/faculty/jrodriguez/SysBio.html Coccidia of the World Hosts: Dipodomys merriani (Merriam's kangaroo rat) References: Short et al. 1981; Stout and Duszynski 1983 Eimeria chobotari Ernst, Oaks, and Sampson, 1970 biology.unm.edu/biology/coccidia/rodents4.html photographs by Mark Chappell This is the desert-dwelling Merriam's kangaroo rat (D. merriami), which lives in dry deserts in the American southwest. It's one of the smallest species, weighing 30-40 g as an faculty.ucr.edu/~chappell/INW/mammals/MKR.html North American Mammals: Dipodomys insularis Experts are still debating whether this restricted island population should be considered a species distinct from Merriam's Kangaroo Rat, which it most closely resembles, or a www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=83
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