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Nelson's kangaroo rat

Dipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907

LCLeast Concernrodents

The nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) is a species in the family Heteromyidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 87.9 g to 88.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni)
Photo: Renee Regan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nelson's kangaroo rat

Weight
88.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.94src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the nelson's kangaroo rat live?

Not recorded

What is the nelson's kangaroo rat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae which is endemic to the central plateau of Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Nelson's kangaroo rat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nelson%27s_kangaroo_rat&oldid=1314824028), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the nelson's kangaroo rat endangered?

The nelson's kangaroo rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the nelson's kangaroo rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyHeteromyidae
  6. genusDipodomys
  7. SpeciesDipodomys nelsoni Merriam, 1907
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Nelson s kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Nelson’s kangaroo ratEnglish
  • tarbíkomyš NelsonovaCzech
  • Rata canguro de NelsonSpanish
  • chihuahuankengurottaFinnish
  • ネルソンカンガルーネズミJapanese
  • Szczuroskoczek kopcowyPolish
  • Кенгуровый прыгун НельсонаRussian

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Relatives of the nelson's kangaroo rat

Other species in the same genus Dipodomys.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nelson's kangaroo rat?

An adult nelson's kangaroo rat weighs 88.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nelson's kangaroo rat endangered?

The nelson's kangaroo rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the nelson's kangaroo rat?

The nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni) belongs to the family Heteromyidae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelsons-kangaroo-rat

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{nelsons_kangaroo_rat_2026,
  title = {Nelson's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nelsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nelsons-kangaroo-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}