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Texas kangaroo rat

Dipodomys elator Merriam, 1894

VUVulnerablerodents

The texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a species in the family Heteromyidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 77.5 g to 105.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator)
Photo: Renee Regan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the texas kangaroo rat

Weight
77.5 g – 105.8 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
2.91src for Young per litter or clutch
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 texas kangaroo rat live?

Not recorded

What is the texas kangaroo rat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) is a rodent of the family Heteromyidae. It is found in Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, where it often lives in association with brush species, like mesquite and lotebush, growing in areas with firm clay-loam soils. The species is listed as threatened by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the IUCN lists the species as vulnerable.

From the Wikipedia article “Texas kangaroo rat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_kangaroo_rat&oldid=1337485525), 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 texas kangaroo rat endangered?

The texas 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 texas kangaroo rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyHeteromyidae
  6. genusDipodomys
  7. SpeciesDipodomys elator Merriam, 1894
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • tarbíkomyš texaskáCzech
  • Rata canguro de TexasSpanish
  • oklahomankengurottaFinnish
  • テキサスカンガルーネズミJapanese
  • TexaskengurumusNorwegian Bokmål
  • TexaskangoeroegofferDutch
  • Szczuroskoczek teksaskiPolish
  • Техасский кенгуровый прыгунRussian

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Relatives of the texas kangaroo rat

Other species in the same genus Dipodomys.

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Common questions

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How big is the texas kangaroo rat?

An adult texas kangaroo rat weighs 77.5 g – 105.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the texas kangaroo rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the texas kangaroo rat?

The texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) belongs to the family Heteromyidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{texas_kangaroo_rat_2026,
  title = {Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/texas-kangaroo-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}