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Panamint kangaroo rat

Dipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) is a species in the family Heteromyidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 56.6 g to 76.4 g and live up to 4.53 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)
Photo: Ixfd64 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the panamint kangaroo rat

Weight
56.6 g – 76.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.53 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
5.41 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
30.1 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.1 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 panamint kangaroo rat live?

Not recorded

What is the panamint kangaroo rat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Panamint kangaroo rat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Panamint_kangaroo_rat&oldid=1314727383), 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 panamint kangaroo rat endangered?

The panamint 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 panamint kangaroo rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyHeteromyidae
  6. genusDipodomys
  7. SpeciesDipodomys panamintinus (Merriam, 1894)

Synonyms Perodipus panamintinus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Rata canguro del valle de PanamintSpanish
  • aavikkokengurottaFinnish
  • パナミントカンガルーネズミJapanese
  • Szczuroskoczek jałowcowyPolish
  • Панаминтский кенгуровый прыгунRussian

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Relatives of the panamint 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 panamint kangaroo rat?

An adult panamint kangaroo rat weighs 56.6 g – 76.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the panamint kangaroo rat endangered?

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

How long does the panamint kangaroo rat live?

The panamint kangaroo rat has a recorded lifespan of 4.53 years.

How long is the panamint kangaroo rat pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 30.1 days.

What kind of animal is the panamint kangaroo rat?

The panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus) belongs to the family Heteromyidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{panamint_kangaroo_rat_2026,
  title = {Panamint kangaroo rat (Dipodomys panamintinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/panamint-kangaroo-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}