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Dipodomys gravipes

Stumbling Upon an “Extinct” Rodent on the Edge

21 October, 2019 by Lost & Found 1 Comment

A rat may not sound like an animal worth caring about. But, the San Quentin kangaroo rat (Dipodomys gravipes) is not your ordinary rodent. Kangaroo rats get around by jumping on their two hind legs like miniature, pouch-less kangaroos. One of the 22 species of kangaroo rat, the San Quentin kangaroo rat exists only in […]

Filed Under: Lost & Found Tagged With: animal, biodiversity, conservation, Dipodomys gravipes, extinction, Lost & Found, Lost and Found, Quentin kangaroo rat, rediscovery, species rediscovery

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