---
title: "California Kangaroo Rat"
description: "Dipodomys californicus — Mammiferi. The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/california-kangaroo-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Kangaroo Rat

> Dipodomys californicus — Mammiferi. The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.

- Scientific name: *Dipodomys californicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 170
- Wikidata: [Q739230](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739230)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44117](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44117)

## Names

- en: California Kangaroo Rat
- de: Kalifornische Kängururatte
- es: Rata canguro de California
- pl: Szczuroskoczek kalifornijski

## Countries with the most observations

US (118)

## Summary

The California kangaroo rat (Dipodomys californicus) is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. However, populations are declining, having not fully recovered after the drought in California from 2013 to 2015 destroyed their habitat (the grasslands) and changed it into desert.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_kangaroo_rat

## Photo

![California Kangaroo Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-kangaroo-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Doug Overman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/225926600

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-kangaroo-rat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).