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The '''Gulf Coast kangaroo rat''' ('''''Dipodomys compactus''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Heteromyidae]] found in [[Mexico]] and the [[United States]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Heteromyidae | id = 12700011 | page = 845}}</ref> Its appearance and ecology are very similar to its putative [[cladistics|sister-species]], [[Ord's kangaroo rat]].<ref>{{Cite journal | volume = 86 | issue = 2 | pages = 366–379 | last = Alexander | first = L.F. |author2=B.R. Riddle | title = Phylogenetics of the New World rodent family Heteromyidae | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | date = 2005 | doi=10.1644/ber-120.1}}</ref> |
The '''Gulf Coast kangaroo rat''' ('''''Dipodomys compactus''''') is a species of [[rodent]] in the family [[Heteromyidae]] found in [[Mexico]] and the [[United States]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Heteromyidae | id = 12700011 | page = 845}}</ref> Its appearance and ecology are very similar to its putative [[cladistics|sister-species]], [[Ord's kangaroo rat]].<ref>{{Cite journal | volume = 86 | issue = 2 | pages = 366–379 | last = Alexander | first = L.F. |author2=B.R. Riddle | title = Phylogenetics of the New World rodent family Heteromyidae | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | date = 2005 | doi=10.1644/ber-120.1}}</ref> |
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The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat is found in southeastern Texas, southwards from [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]] and [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales counties]], and in Zapata County, in [[Mustang Island]] and [[Padre Island]], just off the coast of Texas, and in the barrier islands off the state of [[Tamaulipas]] in Mexico.<ref name=iucn/> |
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The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae found in Mexico and the United States.[2] Its appearance and ecology are very similar to its putative sister-species, Ord's kangaroo rat.[3]
Distribution
The Gulf Coast kangaroo rat is found in southeastern Texas, southwards from Bexar and Gonzales counties, and in Zapata County, in Mustang Island and Padre Island, just off the coast of Texas, and in the barrier islands off the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alexander, L.F.; B.R. Riddle (2005). "Phylogenetics of the New World rodent family Heteromyidae". Journal of Mammalogy. 86 (2): 366–379. doi:10.1644/ber-120.1.
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