Big-eared kangaroo rat
| Big-eared kangaroo rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. elephantinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys elephantinus Grinnell, 1919 | |
The big-eared or elephant-eared kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elephantinus) is a kangaroo rat that lives in chaparral. It is named for and distinguished by its comparatively large ears. It is now considered a subspecies of the narrow-faced kangaroo rat, It is endemic to California in the Gabilan Range region of San Benito and Monterey counties.: 2