Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat 



ABBREVIATION : 
DIOR

COMMON NAMES : 
   Ord's kangaroo rat


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for Ord's kangaroo rat is
Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse.  It belongs to the family Heteromyidae,
kangaroo rats and mice.  Hall [13] listed 35 subspecies; however,
Kennedy and Schnell [15] reported that many of these subspecies are
probably not legitimate since they were based on the assumption that
there is little sexual dimorphism in the species.  It has now been
established that there is much sexual dimorphism within the taxon [15].


ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, November 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Dipodomys ordii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat