Panamint kangaroo rat
| Panamint kangaroo rat | |
|---|---|
| A taxidermied Panamint kangaroo rat at a visitor center | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Heteromyidae |
| Genus: | Dipodomys |
| Species: | D. panamintinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894) | |
The Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert in eastern California and western Nevada, in the United States.