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Stephens's kangaroo rat

Dipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907)

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The stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species in the family Heteromyidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 66.5 g to 69.8 g and live up to 2.08 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
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Quick facts about the stephens's kangaroo rat

Weight
66.5 g – 69.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
2.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2.62src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stephens's kangaroo rat live?

Not recorded

What is the stephens's kangaroo rat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to the Southern California region of the United States, primarily in western Riverside County. The species is named after American zoologist Frank Stephens (1849–1937).

The natural habitat of Stephens's kangaroo rat is sparsely vegetated temperate grassland. This habitat has been destroyed or modified for agriculture throughout the species' range; as a result, Stephens's kangaroo rat is listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It occurs sympatrically with the agile kangaroo rat, but tends to prefer few shrubs and gravelly soils to the agile's preference for denser shrubs.

From the Wikipedia article “Stephens's kangaroo rat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephens%27s_kangaroo_rat&oldid=1382745008), 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 stephens's kangaroo rat endangered?

The stephens's kangaroo rat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the stephens's kangaroo rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyHeteromyidae
  6. genusDipodomys
  7. SpeciesDipodomys stephensi (Merriam, 1907)

Synonyms Dipodomys cascus, Perodipus stephensi

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Stephens s kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Stephens' kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Stephens' kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Stephens' kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Stephens' kangaroo ratEnglish
  • Stephens’s kangaroo ratEnglish
  • tarbíkomyš StephensovaCzech
  • Rata canguro de StephenSpanish
  • sandiegonkengurottaFinnish
  • スティーブンカンガルーネズミJapanese
  • Szczuroskoczek odosobnionyPolish
  • Кенгуровый прыгун СтефенсаRussian

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Relatives of the stephens'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 stephens's kangaroo rat?

An adult stephens's kangaroo rat weighs 66.5 g – 69.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the stephens's kangaroo rat endangered?

The stephens's kangaroo rat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the stephens's kangaroo rat live?

The stephens's kangaroo rat has a recorded lifespan of 2.08 years.

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

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stephenss-kangaroo-rat

MLA

“Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stephenss-kangaroo-rat.

BibTeX
@misc{stephenss_kangaroo_rat_2026,
  title = {Stephens's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stephenss-kangaroo-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}