Common Name
Panamint Kangaroo Rat
Order
Rodentia
Family
Heteromyidae
Species Name
Dipodomys panamintinus
States
California
Nevada
Distribution
Deserts of eastern California and western Nevada (USA).
Notes
Reviewed by Intress and Best (1990, Mammalian Species No. 354) and Williams et al. (1993). Makes a series of erratic leaps if alarmed. Does not climb, but swims well.